Losnr. 2287 - 222.-226. Auktion

1848/54: Post Paid 2 d. blue, early impression with lines of background clear and sharp, a fine used four margined example, position 8 on sheet of 12 subjects, neatly cancelled in black by Souillac obliterator. Tiny trace of previous hinge thin at top of no significance and mentioned for accuracy only, the margins irregular at lower left and at right with minor break well away from design, an exceptional example of this scarce stamp. Cert. Sismondo (2006) Scott 4a = $ 8'000/Gi = £ 9'000.rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 165, Dec 2010, lot 2648.