Lot 265
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unused Block Larger Than four 5c blue on white paper (10, S.G.25), block of twelve with imprint at top in a lovely deep shade, with much original gum; slightly reinforced, perfs. somewhat blunt at right, faint tone spots in top row, otherwise very fine; very scarce, one of the largest known multiples of this stamp, ex Kanai, S.G. Cat. £3,600

Details
unused Block Larger Than four 5c blue on white paper (10, S.G.25), block of twelve with imprint at top in a lovely deep shade, with much original gum; slightly reinforced, perfs. somewhat blunt at right, faint tone spots in top row, otherwise very fine; very scarce, one of the largest known multiples of this stamp, ex Kanai, S.G. Cat. £3,600

Lot Essay

This block typifies the difficulty in assigning the color of the paper to this issue; previously described as on yellowish, the lower eight stamps viewed with the upper four stamps covered does appear to be on white paper