12c Black (17). Two blocks of four which originally formed a block of eight, left block Positions 87-88/97-98L1, right block Positions 85-86/95-96L1, large margins to in, both tied by vivid red segmented cork cancels on large part of blued folded cover from the Rathbone correspondence, backflap is still attached, top right stamp in left block affected by a small tear/cut in margin just into frameline at bottom

FINE AND SPECTACULAR PAIR OF BLOCKS OF THE 12-CENT 1851 ISSUE, USED ON A LARGE PART OF A COVER AND CANCELLED IN VIVID RED.

From the Rathbone correspondence, which surfaced through Robson Lowe in London in 1975. Ex Ishikawa and from our 1976 Rarities sale. Scott value $11,240.00 for two blocks with red cancel

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