Lot 70128 – 1873, 1c grey, second “Contraseña” overprint, an extraordinary

1873, 1c grey, second “Contraseña” overprint, an extraordinary assembly comprising 357 stamps in mint multiples with inverted overprints, including one strip of four, blocks of 4, 5, 6 (2), 8, 9, 10 (6), 12 (2), 15 (8), 16, 21, 24, 25 (2), the largest group of multiples in existence of this value (multiples are scarce), and a remarkable source of research including some multiples plated.

Expertise: Three certs. Club Filatélico de Caracas (1983) for single blocks of 4, 9 & 10