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

90 reis grey-black, Early Intermediate Impression, the outstanding and famous used block of six from the upper right of the First Composite plate, State B, (positions 4-6/10-12) showing traces of the interpane "Semi Xifopagus" dividing line horizontally at top, with large margins on the further three sides and 9 mm. sheet margin at right; all stamps cancelled by five strikes (three complete) of the rare framed "CABO FRIO" handstamps (Ayres fig. 1248) in red-brown. Illustrated in Juchert "Ochsenaugen im Viererblock" on page 63, "Bull's Eyes" by H. Bunselmeyer Ferreira on page 34 and also illustrated in L.G. Brookman's article on Saul Newbury's collection in the Collectors Club Centenary handbook (1943). Faultless and a sublime multiple for the connoisseur. Signed A. Diena.
Provenance: Collection Saul Newbury (1967), Norman Hubbard, RL, Basel, March 1975, lot 1580; R. Koester, Corinphila sale 70, March 1984, lot 4362; Angelo Lima, DF, Zurich, Nov 1993, lot 30080; Everaldo Santos, Afinsa, Madrid, 14 March 2001, lot 79; Dr. Hugo Goeggel, Corinphila sale 178, Feb 2013, lot 4184.