Lot 71051 – 1879 5pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2, part sheet of 100

1879 5pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2, part sheet of 100 being the bottom half of a sheet with ornamental borders at the right and left, the stamp in position 154 having been removed by the Post Office since it was the inverted stereo forming a tête-bêche, this block contains the broken frame variety in position 101, a rare and desirable multiple