Lot 40067 – 10 Lep, red orange on blue, block of 40 without control
Lot 40067 – 10 Lep, red orange on blue, block of 40 without control
Lot 40067 – 10 Lep, red orange on blue, block of 40 without control
Greece » Large Hermes Heads » 1861 Barre proofs
Price realised
18’000 EUR
Estimate
20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Auction date
Wed 2 Dec 2020 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
10 Lep, red orange on blue, block of 40 without control figures on reverse, from the bottom of the sheet, with printers imprint “TYPOGRAPHIE ERNEST MEYER, RUE E VERNEUIL, 22 A PARIS.” Some minor marginal imperfections at right. A great rarity of the Greek philately and superb
Rarity: The largest known block
Provenance: Alfonse, Mattheos
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