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Auction: 16USA - The Frederick R Mayer Collection of Costa Rica
Lot: 228

#24, 28, 32, 36, 1885 2c Carmine, amazing reconstructed block of fifty (10x5), representing the entire setting of the stamp, columns 1-4 are Type ""e"" (#24), column 5 is Type ""g"" (#32), columns 6-7 are Type ""f"" (#28), and columns 8-10 are Type ""h"" (#36), rich color, o.g., third stamp in the tenth column with margin fault, fine; any one of these stamps is considered quite scarce, cataloging $500.00-$1,000.00 each, but to find a complete setting is truly remarkable; just as single stamps the Scott catalog value is a whop Estimate US$ 10,000-12,000

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