Lot 74
1856 4d Carmine on thin ordinary white paper (Wmk. Medium Garter) Unused block four. SG64

Great Britain Philatelic Rarities | S24009
Auction: 19 June 2024 at 11:00 BST
£7,800
Description
1856 4d Carmine on thin ordinary white paper (Wmk. Medium Garter). A stunning unused o.g. bottom marginal block of four. Believed to be the largest surviving watermark upright multiple in private hands as the bottom left hand corner plate "1" block of six (Ex. "Hind") now resides in the R.M.Phillips collection in the British Postal Museum. A remarkable piece for the connoisseur and a major rarity of the Surface printed era. Ex. "Verus". SG64, Cat £52,000

