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Auction: SW1006 - The Collector's Series, including important Chile and Portugal
Lot: 565

1855, pale red-brown, spectacular horizontal block of ten from the upper left corner of the sheet, positions 1-5 / 13-17, "ivory head" impression, very good margins, clearly showing the five marginal rules and "C" of "Correos" of one of the marginal inscriptions which all are part of the watermark. The absence of bluing in selvage demonstrates bluing chemical (potassium ferricyanide) only added to printing ink. It is believed that this multiple originates from a rejected sheet which was not sent to Chile and was preserved in the Perkins Bacon´s archives in London. Some imperfections including tears, of little consequence. A very rare and unique multiple of ten. SFC 7. Ex Hall and Errázuriz.

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