Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America) - Day 1

1863: Sixth Issue, 5 c. orange, left sheet side marginal, block of four, unused, variety 'tête-bêche' inverted position at base on the right, types 1-2 and 3-4, position 4 inverted, good to huge margins, fresh colour, has a vertical crease through left side stamps, otherwise very fine, a rare and visually appealing example. Cert. Bortfeldt (2008). Ex Brian Moorhouse Estate.
Provenance: Ex Saul Newbury; ex Colonel Wickersham; ex G. F. Larsen Collection; ex Jaime Londoño Tamayo; ex Sánchez Vega; and ex The 'Esmeralda' Collection, Investphila, 21-22 March 2009, lot 1720.