Lot 35
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1855, 10¢ green, type IV (16), pair, positions 54-55, both recut at bottom, ample margin at right, huge other sides, stunning deep color. Grid cancels. Tiny corner tip crease upper right, truly trivial and not mentioned in accompanying certificate, still very fine to extremely fine.
Scott $4,350
A MOST HANDSOME EXAMPLE OF THIS TRULY RARE HORIZONTAL PAIR, OF WHICH THERE ARE NO MORE THAN 5 OR 6 RECORDED.
Expertization: clear 1975 P.F. Certificate.
Horizontal pairs containing two type IVs can only come from two locations on the plate, hence their rarity.
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