1854, 1/2 a, - 9 1/2 arches, vermilion shade on characteristic
slightly toned paper, LOWER RIGHT CORNER BLOCK OF SIX, pos.
108-110/118-120,
1854, 1/2 a, - 9 1/2 arches, vermilion shade on characteristic
slightly toned paper, LOWER RIGHT CORNER BLOCK OF SIX, pos.
108-110/118-120, with complete margins showing full corner ornament
and marginal inscriptions, reading - (Ad)dress - side at right and
- by HM Smith Calcutta April 1854 - and pane number III below, a
wonderful and highly important positional multiple of this famous
stamp, which was prepared for use but not issued, in very fine
condition, and UNIQUE with pane number III, indicating the
right-hand pane from the triple sheet, the others being numbered I
and II, ex Stanley Gibbons Auctions 12/12/1979, lot 1027,
illustrated in colour on front cover of catalogue, realized £4620
and not seen on the market for over 40 years, truly a star
exhibition item, destined for the finest collection, the only other
1/2 a - 9 1/2 arches - with imprint date and pane number recorded
by us in private hands are 1, the deep vermilion corner single ex
Caspary, with pane number I; 2, the vermilion block of 60 - Chand
collection -, also with pane number I; 3, the vermilion corner
block of eight, Spink 23/6/2022 lot 1031, with pane number II; and
4, the deep vermilion severed block of eight ex Atal and Hausburg,
CRL 2/3/1993 lot 20, also with pane number II, XF-SUP! Estimate
60.000€.
