Public & Live Internet Auction 700 Large Hermes Heads Exceptional Stamps from Great Collections

40l greyish magenta on blue (pos.71), plate flaw defect in the lower corner of the neck. Also double white line running the medallion. This printing error observed in positions 71-80 during 1871-72 printings. It has been found on pos.72 on meshed paper 20 lepta stamp and on pos.75, 77, 78, 79 and 80 on 1871/72 20 leptas (see Philoteleia No.672/2012 page 15). Superb and interesting. (Hellas 42IIa).