Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 2

Lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson 1854/57: 1 d. deep blue, imperforate, on poor quality paper, an unused horizontal pair of rich colour and ample to large margins all round, positions 8-9, fresh and fine with part original gum. A great rarity - just three unused pairs of this stamp are recorded, this being acknowledged as the finest. Cert. RPSV (2009) Gi = £ 2'800+.rnProvenance: Collection John Gartner; Collection Rod Perry; Collection Gary Diffen, Spink, London, 14 Nov 2007, lot 425.