Lot 368
† Falkland Islands SG 44e 1911 1d orange-vermilion used block of 36

Stamps & Covers of The World Including the Petra Collection | S25021
Auction: 25 - 26 November 2025 at 10:30 GMT
£78
Description
1911 1d orange-vermilion lower six rows of sheet used, some faults as to be expected with a block of this size; vertical crease, splitting and reinforced, lower right piece of selvedge missing. A remarkable multiple, surely the largest used block known. SG 44e
Footnote
Ex Stewart-Douglas, with his note to the effect that the block was used to pay for returning some linen goods to a company in Tottenham Court Road. The sender, Mrs Orissa Dean, asked the company to send the stamps to him, which they duly did

