1860, 10 centavos yellow-buff, stone A, TÊTE-BÊCHE, a splendid wide margined pair from position 11-12 with intense colour. Mint with large part original gum. A very fine example of this spectacular rarity. Ex Newbury. Certificate Pascal Scheller. Scott 11a, Yvert 8a = 11.000 EUR (Image)

1860: 10 c. yellow buff, stone A, TÊTE-BÊCHE, an outstanding vertical pair, positions 12/22, very good impression, showing slightly horizontally shifted transfers with excellent margins all around. Minute thin mostly in margin and two pin holes at base not detracting from the outstanding beauty. An extremely rare VERTICAL (!) PAIR of this variety of which ONLY TWO ARE RECORDED. Very desirable. Cert. Bortfeldt. Ex Champion (1929). SC 11a; Yv 8a = 11'000,- € (our estimate for a vertical pair 22´000€) (Image)