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1849-1850 Ceres Issue
10 centimes bistre-verdatre tête-bêche

tête-bêche pair, positions 58-68, on June 14, 1851 cover from Nantes to Vigan

References:
Ceres #T1b, Yvert #1e
illustrated in 1975 Yvert & Tellier Specialisé catalog
illustrated in 2000 Yvert & Tellier Specialisé catalog

Census of greenish bistre shade on cover:
five covers

Production information:
Two plates of 150 used, one plate had three tête-bêche clichés at positions 27, 58, and 145. A total of 17.1 million stamps of this value printed in all shades from both plates. Approximately 170 thousand tête-bêche pairs were issued in all colors.