Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 2

"Cameos" Typographed and Embossed by De La Rue 1869 (March 18): 4 d. brown, no wmk., imperforate, the unused block of nine with good to enormous margins all round, of fine fresh colour and embossing, hinged at top leaving seven stamps unmounted og. A marvellous block of unbelievable freshness for a first issue block, the largest recorded multiple and an item of consummate beauty and importance to West African and classic philately.rnProvenance: Collection R.F. Bavington-Jones, SG, London, 13 April 1983, lot 48; Stanley Gibbons, London, 19-20 April 1990, lot 9.