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Auction: 5USA - The Oritz-Patino Collection of Bolivia
Lot: 2077

1867 5c Green, original plate, third state, a very rare plate reconstruction consisting of two impressive unused blocks, the first is believed to be the largest recorded unused block of 35 making the first seven vertical rows of the sheet, positions 1-7/49-55, this state of the plate had been enlarged to 65 by adding five positions at bottom on the right side, so the second block is a block of 30 (5x6) showing this additional row of five at bottom, positions 8-12/68-72 (positions #61-67 not yet added to the plate), both blocks are fresh with clear to large margins all around and each is in the same deep green shade; exceptionally rare for both the size of the multiples and as a reconstruction of this state of the plate which was not long used before it was changed again. Estimate US$ 2,000-2,400

Estimate
$2,000 to $2,400