Auction 309-320 - Great Britain 1840–1841 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

1854, 1 d. red, plate 192, lettered AF-CJ, perf. 16, die I, alphabet II, small crown wmk., unused top marginal block of fifteen, original gum, fresh printing, strong colour, nicely centered, with inscription above and showing the Type 2 pin marks adapted to Type 3, also position AI is a reentry, has ben folded along three of the perf. columns and AJ has clipped perfs. top right side, which does not detract from this show piece, very rare in this condition. SG17 Spec.C1 = £7'625++ as two blocks of four and seven singles. rnProvenance: Phillips auction, 4-5 September 1986, lot 515; Ex. Howard O. Fraser Collection (2001).  rn