Canada 120a

1918 (circa.) Fifty cent black, wet printing, a gorgeous, well centered mint block of four of this difficult shade, an early printing of Plate 2, in the deepest shade of black according Marler, the leading authority on the issue. Amazing colour and sharp impression, full original gum; a beautiful and desirable block for the Admiral enthusiast, Very Fine, Lightly Hinged (Unitrade 120a; catalogue value $2,400)

ex. Robert Bayes (private treaty 1996)