Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 1

1862/63: 1 s. bright mauve on thicker paper, perf. 13 all round, the famous unused block of four in a lovely shade, well centred and with slightest of creases on one stamp of no significance and not detracting from the appearance with part dried og. A highlight of Trinidad classic philately, magnificent and extremely rare - the sole recorded block, unique. Cert. RPSL (1977) Gi = £ 18'000+.rnProvenance: Collection Charlton-Henry (1961); Collection Lars Amundsen, SG, London, 6-8 Dec 1967, lot 547; Collection Hiroyuki Kanai - his name is on the RPSL certificate attached - number 100'000; Collection Sir John Marriott RDP, Spink, London, 19 Sept 2001, lot 301; Collection 'Scarborough', Spink, London, 14 Nov 2008, lot 2047.