1861 (March): 4 d. pale bright blue on laid paper, Type II, a very fine used example (Row 1, Stamp 7, showing right corner of design
1861 (March): 4 d. pale bright blue on laid paper, Type II, a very fine used example (Row 1, Stamp 7, showing right corner of design missing), with good to enormous margins with portion of adjoining stamp at left - and sheet marginal at right, unapparent ironed bend, lightly cancelled by CGH obliterator in black. A superb example of this scarce stamp. Cert. Brandon (1998) Gi = £3'250. Provenance: Collection Col. L. Praportchetovich, Plumridge, London, 29 June 1933, lot 29; collection Schofield, Harmers, London, 15 Jan 1951; collection C. Emerson Huston, Harmers, London, 26-28 June 1961, lot 343; collection Sir Maxwell Joseph, Sotheby's, London, 28-29 Oct 1982, lot 827; collection "Bonaventure", Christie's, London, 9 Sept 1993, lot 296.