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

1854 (April): Lithographed by Gillet 5 c. light red-brown (an almost pinkish shade), wmk. 4, a used horizontal pair with ample margin at left and huge on three sides, showing heaping of the ink at base and crushing of the CENTAVOS at base, lightly cancelled in black. A magnificent pair and extremely rare thus. Exhibition item Gi 8 = £ 380+/Scott = $ 600+.
Provenance: Collection Joaquin Galvez, Corinphila sale 62, May 1979, lot 3323; Dr. Norman Hubbard, Corinphila sale 131, Oct 2001, lot 6221.