Losnr. 4147 - 234.-243. Auktion
234.-243. Auktion
-> KAP DER GUTEN HOFFNUNG 1853-1903
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Losnr. : 4147 Kap der Guten Hoffnung
De La Rue Printing 1863/64: 1 d. deep carmine-red, Trial Printing, wmk. Crown CC sideways and showing the sheet marginal line of watermark, unused example in a rich shade overprinted SPECIMEN (Samuel type 5) struck in blue. The stamp with small corner bend and gum crease with large part og. Fine appearance, superb and extremely rare - the sole other recorded example is the adjoining stamp to this, which is housed in the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. A rarity. Cert. RPSL (2006).rnrnProvenance: Collection Dale-Lichtenstein, Harmers, Nov 1989, lot 55.Ausruf : 5.000 CHFZuschlag : 8.500 CHF