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Auction: SW1002 - Latin America, including the Tito Collection - Part I
Lot: 1069

1859, 120c. blue, the fabulous irregular block of 50, including mixed types 3-10 / 15-20+1-3, composed out of normal type order in the upper two horizontal rows (arranged in two vertical rows), instead of the consecutive normal horizontal order in vertical transfer blocks of 20. Bright shade, with sheet margins at left and top, the others being large and balanced. Two closed tears affecting very few adhesives and some other slight faults, still in a good state of preservation for such a large multiple. From the 80c. 120c. and 180c., the 120c. stone was produced first; then the transfer block was altered to 180c. to compose a new stone, and finally the ´´1´´ of ´´180´´ at each position was removed to produce the 80c. value. This value was printed using a common transfer block of 20 types arranged in two vertical rows, except for a portion of the sheet that was composed of abnormal  type order in horizontal rows. (Described by Lee on page 55 of his handbook). The largest multiple of this value in existence. This block is the only key to understanding the mixed type arrangement of the upper portion of the 120c. sheet. One of the most significant multiples of this issue, as well as one of the gems of Uruguayan philately. Cert. Hernández Rocha. Ciardi 10. Ex Hoffmann and Hubbard. Starting Price US$ 40,000

Estimate
$40,000