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in a high quality condition rarely seen for this stamp issue with iconic 'Dragon' design
He started signing with a thumbprint dipped in ink and placed on the page
Two very fine unused examples printed in turquoise on the blue unwatermarked paper
it did have one serious failing
A block containing two vertical strips of four stamps (Rows 1-2) was discovered with the top two stamps both showing the (gold) face value omitted
France 1849-52 20c black Ceres horizontal pair, SG23 USA stamps in a high quality conditionFrance 1849 52 20c black Ceres horizontal pair, showing variety, 'Tete beche', SG23. A magnificent appearing horizontal "face to face" tete beche pair and a major French philatelic rarity. The Ceres stamp issue was the French "penny black". A very attractive example with four good to very large margins, used by bold strikes of the diamond grill cancel in black. France were almost 9 years behind the British in issuing their first stamp with the Ceres