10c Black (2). Positions 79-80L1, horizontal pair, original gum, huge margins to just touched at bottom left incl. sheet margin at right, , intense shade and impression, few small faults incl. creases and tears in both stamps and trivial staining on right stamp

FINE-VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM PAIR OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE. ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE WITH THE SHEET MARGIN.

To underscore the rarity of any original-gum multiple of the 10c 1847, there are only three unused blocks recorded (two with original gum), one of which is contained in the Hirzel collection at the Swiss PTT Museum. Only four pairs and a strip of three could be located in our computerized sale records using Power Search.

With 1992 P.S.E. certificate

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