Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America) - Day 1

Inclinados 1844/46: 10 reis black, a wonderful used block of thirty-two (4 x 8), full corner sheet marginal from lower right corner of the sheet with good to large margins all round and showing further portions of eleven other stamps, showing the typical slight misalignments of the subjects and the narrowness of the margins, some typical natural pinholes, cancelled by multiple strikes of the "PERNAMBUCO SHIELD" datestamps in black. Walter G. Taviera states "A magnificent block of great rarity" in his book "Brasil 1844-1846: Inclinados" on page 151 and the block illustrated on page 150. The third largest known multiple, and the second largest recorded used multiple (and much more attractive than the larger block). A showpiece of the issue.
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary, Harmers, New York, 3 June 1958, lot 521; Corinphila sale 196, May 2015, lot 700.