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Lot# 742 - 169-172 Auction

  • Lot# : 742 Ethiopia

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    Catalogue# : 2/7
    1894: The first issue, from ½ g. to 16 g. in complete mint sheets of 150 stamps, separated by vertical and horizontal gutters into 6 panes of 25 stamps (5 x 5), all showing "4" in the vertical gutter indicating date of printing (three times on the sheet) and with sheet numbers at lower right corner. Some ageing and splitting but an extraordinary lot, with original gum, the sole surviving complete sheets recorded Mi = € 3'000+.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold