Lot 40824 – 1922, Irish Republican Army Issue: 6d blue, perf. 11

1922, Irish Republican Army Issue: 6d blue, perf. 11 on wove paper, unused, vertical top and bottom sheet marginal block sixteen, showing the middle rows overlapping, the eight upper and eight lower impressions are inverted in relation to each other, resulting in two tete-beche pairs, usual creasing and gum tones, an important exhibition showpiece. Cert. David MacDonnell (1996). Hibernian L46a; €2800+.

Note: The variety at the centre resulted from the sheet size being two small to accept the vertical « step and turn » row of eight.