Lot 40159 – 1876, 20r brown lilac, the extraordinary horizontal mint block of 12

1876, 20r brown lilac, the extraordinary horizontal block of 12 from the upper right corner of the sheet, exhibiting two complete ABN inscriptions in English and Spanish at top, a part part of a third one in Spanish at right, in outstanding state of preservation with crisp impression, fresh and virtually full original gum with only two hinge reinforcements; the second largest mint multiple recorded (the largest being a block of 18), being the largest with any complete marginal imprint and unique exhibiting three or the two legends in English and Spanish -this multiple was unrecorded by Paulo Comelli in his census published in the “Mosaico” magazine-; ex Dr. de Amaral Machado.