#599A 2¢ carmine, type II perf 10 vertical coil strip of 51 stamps (yes fifty one stamps), five stamps with a bit of red ink offset, six stamps with a bit of paper adhesion at bottom margin, three line pairs, otherwise NH. Quite possibly the largest remaining strip and a once in a lifetime opportunity.The lot also contains the correspondence regarding the find and the sale of some examples in the 1970s between the leading US dealers at the time. CV $10,500. (Image)