Lot 1617
  
Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose and blue grounded plane variety (C3 var.), block of 4. With a particularly dramatic downward shift of the planes, beautifully centered, bright and fresh. O.g., lightly hinged. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
A GEM BLOCK OF THE RARE GROUNDED PLANE VARIETY WITH OUTSTANDING CENTERING AND UNUSUALLY EXTREME SHIFT.
The grounded plane stamps come from portions of three sheets, the qualifying factor being that the wheels of the plane break through the top of "cents"; each of the stamps in this block far exceeds the norm.
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| Realized $21,000 |
