The Mahendra Sagar Collection of Inverted Centers
October 5-6, 2011
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| Lot #432 RUSSIA 1889 14k Blue and rose, center inverted, unused with full original gum, lightly hinged, incredibly fresh and perfectly centered example, beautiful vibrant colors and a crisp impression on white paper, simply the finest mint example in existence (when offered in the 1964 Burrus sale, it was described "Grandissima rarita in esemplare di gran lusso"), signed Alberto Diena, ex-Burrus, Faberge (with his distinctive red handstamp, Liphschutz and Balner collections, illustrated in the Sellinger catalog, with 2002 Mikulski certificate ("it is the finest known unused copy of this rare printing error"), * Catalog #51a Catalog Value $ 7,500 | Price Realized $10,500.00
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