Lot 20087 – THE UNIQUE USED BLOCK: 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, early impression, RECONSTRUCTED BLOCK OF FOUR

THE UNIQUE USED BLOCK

2d blue, RECONSTRUCTED BLOCK OF FOUR having been originally a block of four but separated into two horizontal pairs and franked two different covers, positions 7-8/11-12, both with large to very large uneven margins and showing dramatic DOUBLE IMPRESSIONS, some usual small faults, brilliantly reconstructed and an extremely rare exhibition showpiece

Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, September 1969 (Lot 105)

Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993 (Lot 159)

Expertise: Cert. David Barndon (2007)