Lot 90042 – 1872, 1 sen blue plate 1 on very thick wove paper, pos. 25

1872, 1 sen dark blue, plate 1, position 25, very thick wove paper of 124 micron thickness, centred to upper left, possessing original gum. Small thin spot confined to the top right corner, of little significance for this extremely rare stamp. Cert. Florian Eichhorn BPP (2023)Only two examples have been so far recorded on this exceptionally thick wove paper of more than 100 microns. (JHES ¥1,000,000).Provenance: Shirai Tsugumi.