Lot 30060 – 1871, 500 mon bluish-green, plate 1, vertical block of ten,
Lot 30060 – 1871, 500 mon bluish-green, plate 1, vertical block of ten,
THE LARGEST USED 500 MON MULTIPLE IN PRIVATE HANDS
1871, 500 mon bluish-green, plate 1, vertical block of ten, positions 1-2 / 9-10 / 17-18 / 25-26 / 32-33, in the typical shade of the middle period of printing, plate 1, just touched or very slightly cut into in two small places, otherwise margins ranging from clear to very large, resplendent pastel shade and detailed impression, cancelled by two strikes of large « Tokyo Kensazumi » hs. Slight imperfection in upper left corner, otherwise very fine.
An astonishing used large block including the two first columns of a complete sheet, being the only known and the largest used multiple in private hands. Additionally a block of 17 is also known on cover, belonging to the Kanai Hiroyuki collection property of The Philatelic Culture Museum (Kobe, Japan).
Provenance: A. M. Tracey Woodward (H. R. Harmer, London, 26-28.6.1939, lot 110, then still affixed to original fragment with other values)
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