Lot# 4147 - 177-180 Auction
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Lot# : 4147 Brasil
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90 reis black, Early Impression, the famous mint 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. A magnificent strip and one of the key items for the Brazil collector, the second largest mint multiple of the 90 reis.
Provenance: Collection Duveen (1922); Aragao, Corinphila sale 42 (Jan 1955), lot 6131; Corinphila sale 54 (Oct 1970) lot 5168; Tevfik Kuyas (May 1978), lot 178; Norman S. Hubbard (May 1986), lot 2087.Starting bid : 15,000 CHFHammer price : 20,000 CHF -
