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

1859: First issue 1 Peso carmine, the superb unused block of 20 being the lower two horizontal rows of the sheet of 100 subjects, positions 81-90/91-100; minor bend of no importance between 5th and 6th and 15th and 16th stamps, large margins on all sides (and thus proving this value was not printed in sheets of 55) and of excellent rich bright colour, large part original gum. Rare and delightful multiple in excellent quality.
Provenance: Collection Consul Span, Corinphila sale 38 (Dec 1950), lot 4726; Collection Goeggel, Corinphila sale 178, lot 4326, ex the Brian Moorhouse Estate.