Lot no. 1853

1895, 2nd printing 50 p. lilac, perforated 13 on 3 sides and 7½ (double) at top, used with indistinct domestic type bisected circle; the stamp most likely originating from a pair imperforated between and later reperforated officially; a scarce variety, opinion Holcombe and Eichhorn Provenance: Herbert Block collection