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Lot# 3080 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 3080 Brasil

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    90 reis black, Early Impression, the famous unused horizontal strip of five from the Second Composite plate, State A (positions 1-5), showing the vertical marginal connecting line to the 30 reis pane, and the full horizontal marginal line at top; a fantastic multiple in a rich shade and of immaculate appearance, one minor bend mentioned for complete accuracy only. Illustrated in Juchert "Ochsenaugen im Viererblock" on page 55. A magnificent strip and one of the key items for the Brazil collector, the second largest unused multiple of the 90 reis.rnProvenance: Collection Duveen (1922) - mentioned in "The Duveen Collection of Rare Old Postage Stamps" by Charles Phillips (Nov 1922) on page 15; Muniz de Aragao, Corinphila sale 42, Jan 1955, lot 6131; Corinphila sale 54, Oct 1970, lot 5168; Tevfik Kuyas, SG, Frankfurt, May 1978, lot 178; Norman S. Hubbard, Siegel, New York, 25 May 1986, lot 2087; Dr. Hugo Goeggel, Corinphila sale 178, Feb 2013, lot 4147.
    Starting bid : 13,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 34,000 CHF