Lot 1186
 
1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), block of eight composed of two rejoined blocks of four, fresh, rich color, disturbed o.g., centered to the left with some addional reinforced or rejoined perforations.
Scott $230,000 ++
AN IMPORTANT MULTIPLE OF THIS HIGH VALUE AND A FINE EXHIBITION PIECE.
Expertization: 1984 PF Certificate for the bottom block.
Provenance: Lafayette
The largest known, naturally occurring multiples are two recorded blocks of six. However, given the exact match of centering and identical gum condition, one could easily postulate that these two blocks had actually been a block of eight sometime in the past.
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| Realized $70,000 |
