Lot 70128 – 1873, 1c grey, second « Contraseña » overprint, an extraordinary

1873, 1c grey, second « Contraseña » overprint, an extraordinary assembly comprising 357 stamps in mint multiples with inverted overprints, including one strip of four, blocks of 4, 5, 6 (2), 8, 9, 10 (6), 12 (2), 15 (8), 16, 21, 24, 25 (2), the largest group of multiples in existence of this value (multiples are scarce), and a remarkable source of research including some multiples plated.

Expertise: Three certs. Club Filatélico de Caracas (1983) for single blocks of 4, 9 & 10