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1862 Official Reprint of 1853 Empire Issue 1 franc carmin tęte-bęche
tęte-bęche, position 141, in marginal block of nine, original gum, positions 121-143
Provenance: ex Loeuillet References: Ceres #RT18, Yvert #18e illustrated in 1975 Yvert & Tellier Specialisé catalog illustrated in 2000 Yvert & Tellier Specialisé catalog Census: block of nine, this is largest reported multiple four blocks of four three pairs Production information: The original plate that contained a tęte-bęche cliché at position 131 was also used for the reprints. Only 40 tęte-bęche pairs issued.
Provenance: ex Loeuillet
References: Ceres #RT18, Yvert #18e illustrated in 1975 Yvert & Tellier Specialisé catalog illustrated in 2000 Yvert & Tellier Specialisé catalog
Census: block of nine, this is largest reported multiple four blocks of four three pairs
Production information: The original plate that contained a tęte-bęche cliché at position 131 was also used for the reprints. Only 40 tęte-bęche pairs issued.
