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1863-1870 Five Franc Laureated
5F missing denomination variety shades

gris bleu (left) and gris violet, used examples

Provenance:
example at left is ex Champion

References: 
Ceres #33e, Yvert #33e
example at left illustrated in 1954 Life Magazine article
example at right is illustrated in 2000 Yvert & Tellier Specialisé catalog

Census:
seven used copies, all faulty or repaired