Auction: 24033 - The "KMC" Collection of Stamps and Covers of Mexico
Lot: 5
(x) Mexico
1856 Issue
Proof 2r. Light Green, engraved proof on the definitive paper, strip of six from the wide plate consisting of 60 units, featuring a stitch watermark and exhibiting different spacings than the original settings, without gum. Of the three types of proofs recorded in the first issue, this is the only known example of this particular type; a significant rarity from the first issue. Sold for $14,000 in the 2001 Regency auction (lot #1953). MEPSI certificate. Scott 3 (proof).
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Sold for
$5,000
Starting price
$4000