Lot 291
 
Airmail, 1937, 50¢ China Clipper (C22), wide top margin plate no. block of 6. Fresh and beautifully centered. O.g., never hinged. Mild natural gum bend, couple perfs separated at edge of selvage. Very Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 50¢ CLIPPER PLATE BLOCK WITH WIDE TOP SELVAGE.
While narrow top margins and wide bottom margins are readily available on the 50¢ China Clipper, plate blocks with wide top margins are few and far between. We cannot recall seeing more than a half dozen in our long career. A footnote in Scott notes that "wide full selvage top plate blocks are extremely scarce and sell for $1,750 or more".
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| Realized $1,025 |
