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 1859, 5c Blue Violet, Tete-Beche Pair (3a). Stone B, Positions 42-43, horizontal pair, original gum, large margins to clear, couple vertical gum creases and two tiny thin specks in
marginVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENTAVOS TETE-BECHE ERROR. The shade of this tete-beche pair is distinctly more violet than the typical Blue. There is no tete-beche multiple in the Reddish Violet shade, which only
comes from Stone A (the inverted transfers were on Stone B). Ex Caspary (Image) |
E. 5,000-7,500
SOLD for $5,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
