GREECE,Mi # 14 40 l, RARE, 1863-71, PARIS ISSUE,NO CERTIFIKATE, HERM LARGE HEAD

Item Specifics

Country

Greece

Catalog Number

Mi14

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Unused

Centering

VF/XF

Stamp Format

Single

Topic

Cultural - Greek & Roman

Year of Issue

1863 - 71

Item Description

GREEK Mi #14, 40 l, 1863-71, PARIS ISSUE, HERM LARGE HEAD, control NUMBER 40, COLOR "Solferino", lilac-rose
Solferino - a bug in color - is the rarest of all Greek stamps with a profile head Herma. These marks were the most impressive due to their striking salmon color.
The Greek stamps had control numbers printed on the back of the stamps. In 40 etched editions from 1871, these numbers were printed on the back with lilac-pink ink, while the front was printed in shades of rose bistro to yellow bistro. Somehow, the front of one sheet of 150 etched etchings was printed with a lilac-pink checklist ink. This resulted in the famous "Solferino" color mistake, which was described by early philatelists as "dark red" rather than lilac-pink.

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