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Lot# 1722 - Auction 244-249

  • Lot# : 1722 Great Britain

    1867/83: 10 s. greenish-grey on white paper, wmk. Anchor, lettered FD, an unused example of the forgery or so-called 'Government Imitation', fresh and very fine with glistening white gum. First reported in November 1910 in a letter from Bridger & Kay to the London Philatelist - this being one of the letterings that B&K noted in their letter, a copy of which accompanies the lot. Rare.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF