Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 7. The finest and most impressive extract from the famous mint block of 28 from the Seymour Collection.

A spectacular large four margin unused, with original gum, right hand marginal block of twelve (3 x 4) on experimental thin paper (Manuscript "241b" in margin indicating the weight per ream). Also, with full deckle edge margin and sheet inscription "In Wetting the Back be careful not to remove the Cement".

This block of twelve was extracted from the famous mint block of twenty-eight from the Seymour Collection (James Benjamin Seymour) sold through Robson Lowe (Lot 247) in 1951 after his death.

This is the finest and most impressive portion of that remarkable multiple with a deep rich colour and crisp fine impressions. Some minor and typical creasing at the right hand side but, overall, extremely fine making this one of the classic multiples of world philately and a stunning exhibition piece. As would be expected for a museum-grade philatelic piece like this, it has graced the most famous stamp collections ever formed in the past...

Provenance: Ex. James Seymour, Largentiere Maximus, Hassan Shaida and Bill Gross. Accompanied with a 1981 British Philatelic Association (BPA) Certificate of Authenticity.

The block was last sold to a private collector by Stanley Gibbons in 2013 for £480,000.

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