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

1861: Third Issue, 20 c. pale red, position 54, bottom right corner sheet marginal, unused, with large part original gum, good to huge margins all round, vibrant fresh colour, tear in bottom margin and small corner crease with thin to reverse and vertical crease in right margin well clear of impression, otherwise a spectacular example, one of the finest in such condition, an exceptional showpiece; signed Friedl Scott 17 = $500+ as a single. Cert. Bortfeldt (2008). Ex the Brian Moorhouse Estate.
Provenance: Ex The 'Esmeralda' Collection, Investphila, 21-22 March 2009, lot 1562.