Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 2

1840: 1 d. black, plate 6, lettered DG-DL, a used horizontal strip of six, fine margins at top and at base, just touched at left and at right and first stamp with two diagonal creases, of delightful appearance for such a large multiple, neatly cancelled by black Maltese Crosses. Rare Gi AS41 = £ 3'750 as three pairs.rnProvenance: Collection J.B. Seymour, sale 2, Robson Lowe, London, 6 June 1951, lot 376; Phillips, London, 9 June 1994, lot 283.