Lot 20
1858 wmk double-lined ‘12’, 1s vermilion, block of twelve used on small linen piece




Stamps & Covers of The World | S24005
Auction: 26 March 2024 at 10:00 GMT
£1,560
Description
1858 wmk double-lined ‘12’, 1s vermilion, used on small linen piece, an impressive block of twelve (2x6) with good colour, cancelled with Hobart barred ovals and small part red cancels at foot, peripheral defects and creasing, stamp three with tear, stamp six defective, This example is now the largest known multiple, which eclipses the previously recorded block of six offered in the Koichi Sato Grand-Prix collection in 2014. A new discovery. BPA Certificate (2023). SG 41




