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

1862: Fifth Issue, 20 c. red, three used singles and one unused single, positions 51-52-53 and 60, forming a partial reconstruction of the base of the sheet, each mostly with large margins, with frame-lines enabling them to be the basis of the study to determine the arrangement of the sheet and providing proof that the bottom row was positioned sideways below position 60 with sheet margin clearly displaying the connection with the row above, which was the printing method for the 10 c. value, some faults of no consequence. The four stamps are presented upon a black and white illustration of the botom part of a sheet of the 10 c., the study and arrangement being undertake by Alfredo Froechlich and Dieter Bortfeldt in 2005. Certificate Bortfeldt (2009). Ex the Brian Moorhouse Estate.
Provenance: Ex The 'Esmeralda' Collection, Investphila, 21-22 March 2009, lot 1682.