Lot no. 1684 •

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5 c. hazelnut-brown, marginal block of four, partly touched at left otherwise with exceptional margins all round and marginal inscription "..tar del cimento" at base, tied to entire letter from Copiapo 1856 to Valparaiso, endorsed 'por Vapor'. A spectacular block and the only recorded such franking of this shade on entire. Certificate Philatelic Foundation (1997). (Scott 3a)

Provenance: 'Islander' (95. Corinphila auction, 1996)