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Lot# 4080 - 191-195 Auction

  • Lot# : 4080 Mexico

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    4 reales carmine, 'Victoria' District, a magnificent mint block of eight of outstandingly fresh colour with good margins all round from the lower right corner of the sheet with guideline at right and at base, slight bend between the first and second vertical rows and diagonal bend at right, neither affecting the appearance of a dramatic and multiple with full original gum. Only 600 examples of the 4 reales were invoiced. Extremely rare. Cert. Jaretzky (1983).

    Provenance: Collection Roberto Garcia Larranaga (Nov 1957) lot 236.
                            Collection Maurice Burrus (April 1964) lot 16.
                            Collection Mondolfo Corinphila sale 70 (March 1984), lot 3193.

    Note: After the Maurice Burrus sale the original block of 41 stamps was split. Blocks of 12 and 9 from this multiple are housed in the Jaretzky collection.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF