Lot# 4782 - Auction 274-283

Printed by Saul Soloman 1861 (Feb-April): Woodblock 1 d. pale bright blue on laid paper, Error of Colour, printed in a deep shade of the colour of the issued 4 d., a used example with good large margins on two sides, shaved at left, the CGH obliterator cancellation in black leaving the "ONE PENNY" clear, a good example of a very rare and famous stamp. Ferrari trefoil on reverse. Cert. RPSL (1942) Scott 7d = $ 36'000 / Gi = £ 32'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection Philippe Ferrari de la Renotière, Gilbert, Druout, Paris, Sale II, 13-15 Oct 1921, lot 53.rn                     Collection Sir Maxwell Joseph, Sotheby's, London, 28-29 Oct 1982, lot 736.