THE UNIQUE UNUSED BLOCK OF THE 1859 LAPIROT 2d ISSUE

2d blue, UNUSED BLOCK OF FOUR, without gum positions 5-6/9-10, good even margins all round, negligible creases between stamps and a few small soil spots, extremely fine for this unique showpiece

A major Mauritius and world rarity

Provenance: Ferrary, April 1922, Sale III (Lot 311)

Dale-Lichtenstein, October 1969 (Lot 80)

Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993 (Lot 181)

Expertise: Cert. David Brandon (2007)