Lot 60276 – 1925, Madonna and Child, 5000k dark green and yellow-green,

1925, Madonna and Child, 5000k dark green and yellow-green, centre inverted error of printing, mint, original gum, very lightly mounted, fresh and clean with vibrant colour, beautifully centred, one of the world’s most iconic stamp varieties and Hungary’s most coveted and valuable stamp; this example has the usual crease in the bottom margin (like the Ryan example), otherwise very fine, the greatest modern Hungarian rarity (Michel €16’000).

Note: According to the Ryan collection there was only one sheet issued of this error, and less than 100 examples recorded (used and unused), with at least 38 of these seemingly tied to museums.