Auction 321 - 332 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia, St. Helena, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Swaziland, Brazil 1843 –1870 - Day 1

Recess by Perkins Bacon 1861 (April): 6 d. blue, wmk. Large Star, rough perf. 14 to 16, an unused block of six (3 x 2), beautifully centred for this issue, of fine clear vibrant colour. Somewhat heavily mounted at top to prevent separation, minimal traces of aging, lower three stamps superb large part og. Illustrated in "St. Helena" by Edward Hibbert on page 30. Very few blocks are known, an extremely rare and attractive multiple Gi = £ 2'550+.rnrnProvenance: Stanley Gibbons, London, 5-6 March 1981, lot 681.