unused Block Larger Than four 2c Carmine (519), an extremely rare bottom imprint and plate no. 4856 block of six, exceptionally fresh, crisp and completely intact, fresh bright shade on very fresh paper, spectacularly well-centered for this very difficult and normally poorly centered stamp, full original gum, top center stamp lightly hinged, other five stamps never hinged,

TWO CENTS CARMINE BOTTOM IMPRINT AND PLATE NO. BLOCK OF SIX

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unused Block Larger Than four 2c Carmine (519), an extremely rare bottom imprint and plate no. 4856 block of six, exceptionally fresh, crisp and completely intact, fresh bright shade on very fresh paper, spectacularly well-centered for this very difficult and normally poorly centered stamp, full original gum, top center stamp lightly hinged, other five stamps never hinged,

AN EXTREMELY FINE 'GEM', AN ABSOLUTELY EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLE OF THIS VERY RARE PLATE NO. BLOCK, AS CLOSE TO PERFECTION AS ONE COULD HOPE TO ATTAIN, Scott retail $2,000.00

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Note: Only bottom left panes of one hundred stamps were pulled from existing supplies of imperforate stock to produce these stamps, thus only bottom and left plate no. blocks can exist.

Expertization: 1985 and 1995 P.F. certificates est.