Losnr. 4730 - 265.-273. Auktion
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Losnr. : 4730 Grossbritannien
1884 (April 1): 1 s. dull green, lettered AE-AG / BE-BG, an unused block of six, variety "Perf. 12", all overprinted SPECIMEN in black (Type 9) in black, fresh colour, minor wrinkles on large part or unmounted og. Extremely rare and almost certainly the largest multiple known, we know of only one other block of six CE/DG in the Marcus Samuel collection which originally made a block of twelve with AE/BG. Gi K26t = £ 3'750.rnNote: The first perf 12. overprinted SPECIMEN stamp from the 1884, lilac & prun issue were described by Baron Antony de Worms in February 1892.rnProvenance: Ffooks collection, Spink 6-7 Dec. 2005, lot 1085.Ausruf : 800,00 CHFZuschlag : 1.100,00 CHF