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Auction: SW1015 - The Philatelic Collector's Series
Lot: 147

1866, 1/2r. claret, postal forgery, type I, an incredible block of nine with very large balanced margins all round, in a brownish shade which is also characteristic of this forgery, with original gum. Two different types of postal forgery of this denomination were produced; the first, which appeared early in 1866, was printed based on the first setting of the original stamp, the second emerged in 1869 and this time included tête-bêches. Some creasing and thin spots at top, which are irrelevant for this, the only recorded unused multiple of this first type postal forgery, which is extremely rare in unused condition. An essential piece for the advanced collection. Cert. Moorhouse. Ex Moratti and Heister.

Estimate
€750