Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 50057
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Guatemala - 1881 Issue 2c inverted quetzal, group of twelve items including six exposure trials of the 20c used to very likely caliber the settings to work after on a 2c, two exposure trials of the 2c only with the frame, and one exposure trial of the quetzal alone, one cliché on celluloid of the target cancellation and two associated essays on paper, in addition some auction catalogue cuttings from this rarity; a remarkable and unique selection of Sperati's workmanship in calibrating his reproduction of the 2c; one example of exposure trial of the 20c is known in the Paris Postal Museum and is depicted in Sperati II. (Image)
Opening EUR 750.00
Sold...EUR 1,100.00
Closed..Dec-06-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60861
Symbol: C,J
Cat No: 2b
1871, 5c bistre-brown, tête-bêche pair contained in a horizontal block of six in centre at top, positions 102-104 / 112-114, including the inverted cliché in position 113 (one of the two inverted positions in the plate), very fresh with original gum, position 113 with tiny thin not affecting the variety, a scarce multiple. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 400.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60862
Symbol: C,J,D
Cat No: 3a
1871, 1c ochre, vertical imperforate block of 15 (5x3) without gum, and 10c blue, type I, imperforate marginal block of 24 (4x6) from the left of the sheet, clear to huge margins, very fresh with original gum, the second largest multiple recorded; ex Lange. (Image)
