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Lot# 5114 - Auction 234-243

  • Lot# : 5114 Brasil

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    1844/46: Inclinado 30 r. black on thin yellowish paper, Type II, the magnificent unused block of forty-eight (8 x 6), from an early impression, positions 56-65 / 101-108, good to large margins all round and portions of adjoining stamps at left, one stamp with closed tear and some minor thinning of no significance, a splendid Exhibition piece of the highest calibre. Illustrated in W. C. Taveira 'Inclinados' handbook on page 164. An attractive and extremely important block in Brazilian philately, the second largest known unused multiple.rnrnProvenance: Collection Maurice Burrus, RL, London, 4 April 1963, lot 1310.rn                   Collection 'Rio' (Salih Kuyas), SG. Frankfurt, 18 May 1978, lot 222.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 10,000 CHF