Details
unused Block of Four 1870 (May) typographed by Viljoen, thick hard paper, fine roulette 15½ to 16, 6d. ultramarine, a block of four including a tête-bêche pair [17-18/25-26R], unused with much original gum; minor staining. A great rarity. S.G. 16, 16a
Provenance
E.J. Nankivell
A. Philippe, 1906
G.H. Worthington
A.H. Caspary, 1958
E. Hunt
H.M. Criddle, 1992
A. Philippe, 1906
G.H. Worthington
A.H. Caspary, 1958
E. Hunt
H.M. Criddle, 1992
Further details
Note: This is the only recorded block of four containing this variety. Of the five pairs recorded, one is in the collection of Her Majesty the Queen, three are in musuem collections, leaving one used pair in private hands. The block offered above represents the only opportunity to acquire the variety unused.