Lot 20211 – 1924 Paris Olympics 50c imperforate vertical strip of three, used with indistinct Epinal 1924 cancels

1924 Paris Olympics 50c imperforate vertical strip of three, used with indistinct Epinal 1924 cancels, just touching at right on lower stamp, fine and very rare, probably the largest multiple extant, of which there are only 25 possible singles and only around 12 have been recorded to date, ex Caruso (« Akropolis », DF Apr 1983).

Note: 5 sheets with the perforations displaced to the right (affecting the first column of 5 stamps) were discovered at the Epinal Post Office by two postal clerks, making the stamps imperforate on three sides. Of the 25 that could exist, only 11 have been found (6 covers with a single, 1 cover with a pair and a used strip of three).