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  • Lot# : 770 Colombia

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    1 peso rose-pink, mint corner block of four, positions 8-9/17-18 on the plate of 54 subjects, vertical scissor cut in margin only from base, otherwise with ample to large margins all round, of excellent vibrant colour and fresh unused without gum. A great rarity - one of the two largest multiples known of this stamp, the other being a horizontal strip of four. Signed A. Diena. Cert. Rendon (1997), Bortfeldt (2008) Gi 15 = £ 4'800+/Scott = $ 5'000+.

    Provenance: Collection Larsen, Corinphila sale 47 (Dec 1960), lot 3696; Collection Jairo Londoño de Tamayo, Corinphila sale 90 (Oct 1994), lot 6659.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,400 CHF