Lot 20101 – ONE OF ONLY TWO KNOWN: 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, intermediate impression, horizontal STRIP OF FOUR

ONE OF ONLY TWO KNOWN STRIPS OF FOUR

2d blue, horizontal STRIP OF FOUR, positions 5-8, close to large margins, each cancelled with oval bars in black, some minor imperfections as can be expected with such a delicate multiple, very fine appearance and a most desirable rarity and no larger multiple recorded, showpiece

Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, October 1968 (Lot 79)

Schindler, March 1996 (lot 5781)

Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993 (Lot 171)

Expertise: Cert. BPA (1995)

Note: Kanai classified this as “Early” impression but Rudge identifies it as “Intermediate” even though position 5 and 8 are very close to “Early”