1840 1d. black Plate 8, S.G.AS46,

Estimate

80,000 - 90,000 GBP

bidding is closed

Description

Stamps

NJ/PL block of 9, good to large margins three sides, parts of three adjoining stamps, cut-into at the left, some gum toning, faults or defects, much original gum. B.P.A. Certificate 1996. THOUGHT TO BE THE LARGEST MULTIPLE OF THIS PLATE IN PRIVATE OWNERSHIP.

Catalogue Note

PROVENANCE
The Maximus Collection, May 1970
John O. Griffiths, September 1982
The "Daisy" Collection, October 1996
Dr Pichai Buranasombati, March 2001