Lot# 2049 - Auction 222-226

1861 (Feb 23): Woodblock 4 d. pale milky blue on laid paper, a used example with good margins on two sides, just shaved at right and minor bend at left not affecting the appearance but the brown cancellation leaving the major variety "Retouched Corner" clear at right. An exceptional example of this great rarity. Cert. BPA (2018) Gi = £ 9'000.rnProvenance: Collections Stevens (1959), Wilkins and Sir Maxwell Joseph, Oct 1982, lot 776.