Feature Lot.
Lot 8764 -
1928 Emanuele Filiberto 30c green & brown, center inverted, unused with full original gum, lightly hinged (if at all, the stamp actually looks n.h.), usual centering, fine example of this incredible rarity. Only one sheet of these inverts was sold at the post office in Bologna. The buyer did not notice the error and placed the majority of the stamps on a large parcel. Most of the stamps were thus used. Of the few unused examples known, only two (!) exist with full original gum (see footnote in S....Cat. $75000, Est.US$30,000
Sold for US$ 29,000
(Link to this Lot in the Catalog for Bidding)
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