1871, Coat of Arms, 1c ocher, top sheet margin vertical gutter imperforate block of 16 (4x2+4x2), vertical fold along the gutter did not detract, no gum as issued, VF and scarce positional item, C.v. $80 as eight imperf pairs, w/o a premium for gutter, Est. $150-$200

75.00

1871, Coat of Arms, 1c ocher, top right corner sheet margin imperforate block of 30, "kiss" double impression variety, oval "Controle T.P." marking at upper right, no gum as produced, hinged at top margin, stamps are NH, VF and scarce multiple, Est. $300-$350

150.00

1871, Coat of Arms, 1c ocher, bottom left corner sheet margin imperforate block of 20 (5x4) printed on both sides, oval "Controle T.P." marking at lower left and printer's cross at lower right, no gum as produced, VF and rare item, C.v. $2,700 as singles, Est. $600-$700

300.00

1871, Coat of Arms, 1c ocher, top right corner sheet margin imperforate block of 20 (5x4) printed on both sides (upside down on reverse), oval "Controle T.P." marking at upper right corner, no gum as produced, NH, VF and rare multiple, C.v. $2,700++, Est. $800-$1,000

400.00

1871, Coat of Arms, 10c blue, imperforate se-tenant block of 15 from sheet positions 85-89/95-99/105-109, containing six stamps of type I and nine stamps of type II, one stamp of top row is thinned, otherwise full OG, NH or LH, VF and scarce multiple representing five horizontal or vertical se-tenants of different types, C.v. $665 as separate pairs, Est. $400-$500

200.00

1881, Quetzal, 2c brown and green, center inverted, block of four, full OG, previously hinged, VF and very rare, according to enclosed S. Sismondo certificate only 4 blocks of this stamp survived, C.v. $2,900++