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Auction: SW1002 - Latin America, including the Tito Collection - Part I
Lot: 1013

1856, 80c. green, the famous ´´Ferrer Block´´ of 15, positions 3-5 / 8-10 / 13-15 / 18-20 / 24-25 / 30, a corner multiple from the top right of the sheet, wonderfully well margined with only one adhesive just touched at left, with impressive large sheet margins on two sides, clearly showing the slightly shifted alignment of transfers and the common characteristics which permitted the plating of ´´Diligencias´´. Tiny thin specks only affecting two stamps and some minor creasing, neither of which detracts from the importance and imposing magnificence of this item. This multiple originates from a complete sheet originally owned by Dr. Wonner, being later acquired by ´Soto Hermanos´ philatelic dealers who broke it up into several blocks in the 19th Century, -unfortunately neither photos nor plating studies were made-. This, the largest surviving block subsequently graced the collection of Vicente Ferrer (who gave the name to the piece), and later the Pack and Lee collections. The block enabled Charles Lathrop Pack to correct and extend the first theories of plating by Mr. Griebert in his 1910 work, and establish new concepts on the plating of this issue, which were confirmed and slightly improved in some cases by Lee. Illustrated in several journals of ´´Uruguay Filatélico´´, in the renowned Anphilex´96 Anniversary exhibition catalogue and under ´Gems´ in Marcos Silvera Antúnez´s ´´El Correo en el Uruguay´´. The largest multiple of these fascinating ´´Diligencia´´ issues. From this block all plating of this issue has been derived and is considered the foundation upon which the technical philately of Uruguay was built. A true ´´Aristocrat of Philately´´, undoubtedly the most important item in Uruguayan philately and one of the gems of the philatelic world. Cert. Hernández Rocha, signed Díaz Paulos. Ciardi2. Ex Wonner, Ferrer, Pack, Lee, Hoffmann and Hubbard. Starting Price US$ 300,000

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$350,000