Lot 70556 – Inland Revenue: 1890 5/- Rose I.R. Official, white

Inland Revenue: 1890 5/- Rose I.R. Official, white paper, ME-NH, a magnificent mint NH corner block of eight from the lower right corner of the sheet, beautifully rich fresh colour; folded vertically through the perforations between MF and MG and MG-MH rows in no way affecting the fine appearance of this stunning departmental block, an exhibition showpiece. Cat. £96,000 as unused singles which doesn’t take into account the premium for unmounted mint and rarity of such a large multiple. Photocopy of cert. Michael Astley (2005).

Provenance: Ex De La Rue Archives (Robson Lowe auction on 30th April 1976 in their Rarities auction entitled ‘G.B. in Geneva’)