Lot 30046 – 1871, 200 mon vermilion plate 2, sheet reconstruction of 40

THE SHEET RECONSTRUCTION OF 200 MON PLATE 21871, 200 mon vermilion, plate 2, the phenomenal sheet reconstruction of 40, comprising three unused, including one pair in positions 5-6, as well as 37 positions used, displaying six pairs and some choice cancellations. The position 36 exhibits the « missing dot » in ‘Sen’ character » variety. A striking reconstruction of the rare plate 2 of which no unused sheets are recorded. The replication of this reconstruction would be a truly daunting challenge. An unused block of 24, in the Ota Katsumi collection, is the largest known multiple. (JSCA ¥12,150,000+ ; Michel 3IIy €100,000).