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Lot# 1322A - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 1322A Great Britain

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    1865: 9 d. straw, plate 5, lettered LA, "Abnormal", watermark emblems, perf. 14, unused, with part original gum, exceptionally fresh, well centered, full perfs., very fine and vibrant colour; unissued, produced by De La Rue by perforating part of the Imprimatur sheet for insertion in albums the 1887 Stamp Committe presented; rare; only 36 presentation albums were produced. Cert. BPA (1999). SG = £20'000. rnProvenance: Ex. Per Gjerding Collection, Harmers, 16-17 January, 1956, lot 173; Ex. Gubbins Collection, Spink, 16 December 1998, lot 201; Stanley Gibbons Specialised Department, Gibbons Stamp Monthly, June 1999 (£10'000); Grosvenor, 13 October 1999, lot 166.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,500 CHF