Booklets of the World; U.S. and Worldwide; Russia
April 6-7, 2011 and April 11-12, 2011
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1343 COLOMBIA 1859 20c blue, tete-beche, stone A, positions 1-4, 12-15, block of eight with top left corner sheet margins, containing the inverted transfer, position 13, forming a tete-beche multiple with adjoining stamps, unused with full original gum, hinge remnants, large margins all around, bright fresh color and paper, usual gum creases, very fine, signed Alberto Diena. One of five recorded tete-beche multiples of the 20c Centavos and the smaller of the two blocks containing the inverted transfer. One of the "Aristocrats of the South American Philately." Illustrated on page 39 of Dieter Bortfeldt's "Colombia Philatelic Handbook and Catalogue 1859-1860", which states, "It is said that only about 4 examples are known in mint and only one in used condition" (page 41), with 2008 Roger Calves certificate, Ex Crocker, Newbury, Neuberger, Londono and Islander collections (Lot 188, hammer $95,000 plus commission)  *Catalog #6c | Price Realized $50,000.00 |
