Lot 40085 – 1 Lep, pale brown (fawn), 1870, special printing, mint

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Lot 40085 – 1 Lep, pale brown (fawn), 1870, special printing, mint
Stamp of Greece » Large Hermes Heads » 1870 Special Print ("hard" method of printing) 1 Lep, pale brown (fawn), 1870, special printing, mint
Stamp of Greece » Large Hermes Heads » 1870 Special Print ("hard" method of printing) 1 Lep, pale brown (fawn), 1870, special printing, mint
Stamp of Greece » Large Hermes Heads » 1870 Special Print ("hard" method of printing) 1 Lep, pale brown (fawn), 1870, special printing, mint
Stamp of Greece » Large Hermes Heads » 1870 Special Print ("hard" method of printing) 1 Lep, pale brown (fawn), 1870, special printing, mint

Lot 40085 – 1 Lep, pale brown (fawn), 1870, special printing, mint

Greece » Large Hermes Heads » 1870 Special Print (“hard” method of printing)
Price realised
3’600 EUR
Estimate
4’000 – 5’000 EUR
Auction date
Wed 2 Dec 2020 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1 Lep, pale brown (fawn), 1870, special printing, mint block of four with o.g. (pos 55/6,65/6), with variety “flaw behind the neck” (pos. 55), this stamp is a rarity in block of four, very few being known, a spectacular and impressive UNIQUE block with such error and very fine

Provenance: Maximus

Expertise: Certificate Holcombe (1983)

Catalogue ref: 42
Auction
2020 December Auction Series
Catalogue
Europe – December 2nd, 2020

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