tęte-bęche in an unused strip of three, original gum, positions 58-60
Provenance: ex Ferrary (sale #11,
lot 9: 16,000 FF), ex Loeuillet
References: Ceres
#T1a, Yvert #1i
Census
of brownish
bistre unused:
one block of nine (no gum,
with rust spots)
this strip of three
two pairs
Production
information:
Two
plates of 150 used, one plate had three tęte-bęche clichés at positions 27,
58, and 145. A total of 17.1 million stamps of this value printed in all shades
from both plates. Approximately 170 thousand tęte-bęche pairs were issued in
all colors.
