Lot 30046 – 1871, 200 mon vermilion plate 2, sheet reconstruction of 40

THE SHEET RECONSTRUCTION OF 200 MON PLATE 2

1871, 200 mon vermilion, plate 2, the phenomenal sheet reconstruction of 40, comprising three unused, including one pair in positions 5-6, as well as 37 positions used, displaying six pairs and some choice cancellations. The position 36 exhibits the “missing dot” in ‘Sen’ character” variety.

A striking reconstruction of the rare plate 2 of which no unused sheets are recorded. The replication of this reconstruction would be a truly daunting challenge. An unused block of 24, in the Ota Katsumi collection, is the largest known multiple. (JSCA ¥12,150,000+ ; Michel 3IIy €100,000).