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Auction: 166 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 578

Hellrigl #11, a, 1889-98 1a Grey blue, later printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, tete-beche pair, two pairs in bottom left corner block of 10, setting 8-10, positions 49-53/52-61, unused without gum as issued, the inverted cliches are positions 52 and 59, unused without gum as issued, attractive light color that becomes a bit darker to the right, fairly clear impression, sheet margins show a trace of the frameline at left, large margins on the other two sides, light vert. fold between rows 4 and 5, very fine and choice; this combination of inverted cliches can only appear in settings 8-10; Scott #7,a, $435+; S.G. #10, a, £258+.

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