Lot 50214 – 1858 40pa greenish blue on yellowish-white wove paper, the exceptionally rare complete sheet of thirty two

1858 40pa greenish blue on yellowish-white wove paper, the exceptionally rare complete sheet of thirty two (8×4) with central row vertically tête-bêche, one stamps thinned and three stamps with small tears mainly in margin, but exceptional with full original gum, almost all n.h.; only two recorded sheets on this paper; mentioned in the handbook by Heimbüchler page 167 where this sheet is discussed in comparison to the printing formerly in the Tomasini collection; the only other recorded full sheet of this rare blue shade was in quite similar condition and it was part of the Cornelia collection offered for 15,000CHF in 2007.