Lot 71993 – 1r Yellow, 3rd printing, USED BLOCK OF 24, pos. 6-

1r Yellow, 3rd printing, USED BLOCK OF 24, pos. 6-7-8//69-70-71 with sheet margin line at top, the first setting of the plate with spacing between pos. 15 & 16 being 2.5mm (the 1871-72 printing shows 2mm), red Riobamba cds (worn state, dates partly omitted), a spectacular exhibition item believed to be the largest known used multiple off cover from the 1st or 2nd issue, nearly faultless and extremely fine showpiece of much importance Note: the differentiation of two different settings of the 1r value are based on original research on the part of the consignor