Lot# 4186 - 177-180 Auction

90 reis grey-black, Early Impression, the famous block of nine and a single example from Second Composite plate, State B, positions 9-12/14-18, all used on piece and showing the vertical and horizontal marginal lines at right and at base, the lower left stamp with the vertical marginal line continuing 6 mm downwards. Overall toning and two positions with creasing and fault on position 16 of no importance; cancelled with six strikes of the framed MARICA handstamps (Ayres 1356) in brown. A fantastic rarity and Exhibition piece. Cert. Philatelic Foundation (1995), Moorhouse (2013). Provenance: Collection Ferreira (Nov 1994), lot 2072.