"Lafayette" Collection
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1849-1850 Ceres Issue
20 centimes noir sur blanc
tęte-bęche

tęte-bęche, position 93, in unused original gum block of 30, plate 3, pos. 81-110

Provenance:
ex Champion, ex Loeuillet

References:
Ceres #T3a, Yvert #3e
ANPHILEX '96 exhibit catalog (as part of "Layfayette" collection)
illustrated in 2000 Yvert & Tellier Specialisé catalog

Census of unused in all shades:
block of thirty is the largest reported multiple of the 20c tęte-bęche in private hands
three blocks of nine
two blocks of six
three blocks of four
two strips of three
six pairs

Production information:
Six pl
ates of 150 used, plate one had tęte-bęche cliché at positions 92, 110 and 148; plate three had tęte-bęche cliché at position 93; and plate five had tęte-bęche cliché at position 115. A total of 41.7 million stamps were printed. Approximately 175 thousand tęte-bęche pairs were issued.