10c Yellow (116). Block of four, rich color, centered strike of unusual geometric cork cancel, few perf separations sensibly reinforced, couple nibbed perfs on bottom left stamp

VERY FINE AND RARE BLOCK. ONE OF FIVE RECORDED USED BLOCKS OF THE 10-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL.

Used 10c blocks are considerably rarer than unused blocks. The Rose book records 16 unused blocks of four or larger, but only five used blocks of four and a strip of six.

Ex Hindes, Ishikawa, Rose and Twigg-Smith. Scott value $8,000.00.

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