Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 1

1862/63: 6 d. deep green on thicker paper, Compound perf. 12 x11x11½x11½, a used example, superbly centred and of rich colour, very lightly cancelled in black. Small indentation at base but a superb example of an extremely rare stamp: just four examples are recorded, this being without doubt the finest in appearance. Cert. BPA (1959) Gi = £ 6'500.