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Auction: 168 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1085

Hellrigl #42b, c, 1917-30 2a (Deep) red brown on native paper, imperforate, complete sheet of 53, setting 31, the last setting of the Two Annas value, now showing cliches omitted in positions 1, 9 an 49, inverted cliches are found in 5, 8, 14-15, 18, 19 and 48, a mint sheet as all known sheets are leading experts to believe that this setting was prepared but not issued, without gum as issued, possessing extra-wide untrimmed selvages, very fine and exceedingly choice (Scott #16, a var.; $1,365.00+; S.G. #40, a Var.; £1,252+).

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