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Auction: 166 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 620

#2-4, 1858 10k to 30k, First Perforated Set unused, 10k Brown and blue, unused without gum, centered to top right, couple of short perforations at base, signed Bloch; 20k Blue and orange, slightly hinged, quite well centered showing the design complete, one of the finest examples in existence as a result of its intense color, original gum, fresh impression and good embossing, with 1975 P.F. certificate erroneously stating a "tiny nick at top", which is a natural feature in this early issue and it is not to be considered a fault; 30k Carmine and green, unused without gum although in very good state of preservation, well centered for this stamp, 1971 A. Diena certificate, signed Bloch; an exceedingly rare and most desirable complete set unused, of which very few are recorded; Scott $23,150.

Sold for
$6,750