Lot 106
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Canal Zone 1920, 1b dark violet & black (59), used block of 20, position 7-10/47-50, with position 40 being the 10 mm spacing variety, barely legible Cristobal double circle postmarks. Scrape and small hole stamp #12 in block. Otherwise F.-V.F.
Scott $1,560+
THIS IS THE LARGEST RECORDED USED BLOCK OF THE $1 VALUE.
Large blocks of the high values were most often used to ship crates of gold from Cristobal to New York.
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