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Auction: 166 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 591

Hellrigl #41d, e, 1917-30 2a Chocolate on native paper, imperforate, complete sheet of 56, setting 23, impressive and rare mint sheet of this setting, unused without gum as issued gum as issued, this setting is identified by five inverted cliches in positions 8, 9, 15, 19 and 48, exceptionally wide untrimmed selvages, fresh strong color and nice impression, usual horiz. and vertical folds in the center of the sheet between rows, normal natural paper flaws that ar typical of this thin native paper, otherwise very fine and handsome; an exceptionally rare mint sheet being the only mint sheet recorded, not even known by Hellrigl who only knew of several telegraph cancelled sheets Scott #16, a, $1,425.00+; S.G. #40, a, £1,333+.

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