Lot 228
 
2d orange vermilion (11, 11 var.), block of four from the top left corner of the sheet. Lower right stamp with line through bottom right numeral "2", radiant color, large to enormous margins on crisp white paper. Original gum, never hinged (hinged in margin only). Crease in lower margin at left well clear of frameline and minor hinge thin at extreme top left corner of sheet margin. Extremely Fine. SG 10. Unitrade 11, 11ii C$4,200 as hinged singles ($3,150).
A STUNNING AND RARE BLOCK.
Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, Pratt, Chan Chin Cheung (as block of eight)
The block of eight from which this was taken is illustrated in Pratt's "The Pence Issues of Newfoundland 1857-1866", p. 97. Pratt's block of eight came from the original block of 16 in the Dale-Lichtenstein collection, which has now been split into four blocks of four. Not only are these blocks of four the largest recorded multiples, but these are also the only multiples known to date aside from four other unused pairs.
|
| |
| Realized $11,500 |
