Lot 30138 – 1872, 2 sen rose, Government Printing, plate 1 imperforate at left, unused

1872, 2 sen rose, Government printing with long tool perforation, plate 1, position 25, a marginal example from the left of the sheet showing a striking imperforate sheet margin at left, great freshness and uncharacteristically well centred within large even margins on the three perforated sides, unused without gum. Very fine. An extremely rare variety. Another similar example, but not so well centred and not available in private hands, is exhibited as part of the Hiroyuki Kanai collection in The Philatelic Culture Museum in Kobe, Japan. Cert. Florian Eichhorn BPP (2023). (JHES ¥200,000).