Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 3

1877 (March 12): 4 d. sage-green, Plate 16, wmk. Large Garter, lettered HG-HL / JG-JL, an unused block of eighteen (6 x 3) with marginal imprint 'POSTAGE FOUR PENCE', of vibrant fresh colour, minor wrinkle in margin, one or two very slight iron spots otherwise in wonderful quality, large part or unmounted og. Probably from the original Lord Crawford pane purchased by Charles Nissen, mentioned in 'Surface Printed Stamps' by Galland & Louis on page 148, this being the largest survivingunused block known. A magnificent and very rare multiple. Cert. BPA (1982) Gi J65 = £ 30'000.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe auction 6 May 1953, lot 582; D. Feldman 8-12 Oct. 1995, lot 20078.