Lot 60469 – 1878, First Printing, 5ca bistre-orange, thin paper, used strip of five

1878, First Printing, 5ca bistre-orange, thin paper, setting I, strip of five used, position 6-10, an exceptional piece which except for the famous sheet of 5ca setting I from the Beckeman collection, is the only cancelled strip of five (one horizontal row of the sheet) we know of showing sheet margin at left and at right; one of the most attractive used multiples of this stamp, being the largest known strip with sheet margins at left and right; has a light vertical bend to the left which is mentioned for accuracy but does not detract in anyway, an eye catching exhibition piece.