Lot 60015 – THE FINEST KNOWN TÊTE-BÊCHE OF THE 10K ON WOVE PAPER

THE FINEST KNOWN TÊTE-BÊCHE OF THE 10K ON WOVE PAPER1856 10k Carmine-rose in a tête-bêche pair, large and even margins all around, very neatly cancelled by three pen strokes on small piece, an exquisite item, of the 14 recorded used tête-bêches only 6 are said to be without faults.Expertisation: GummessonN°XI “Encyclopedia of Rare and Famous Stamps” by L & N Williams. Provenance: Fabergé (Lot 61), 1940.