Losnr. 9122 - 274.-283. Auktion
274.-283. Auktion
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Losnr. : 9122 Ceylon
Recess by De La Rue 1863/66: 2 s. steel blue, wmk. Crown CC type 5, perf. 12½, an unused block of four in a superb deep shade, sheet marginal at left, variety "Watermark Reversed", blind perfs. at right, diagonal bend and some typical gum bends on large part og. A magnificent multiple and most probably the sole such now extant Gi = £ 3'000+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Baron Anthony de Worms, Harmers, London, 20-23 June 1938, lot 2040.rn Collection Sir Ernest de Silva, Harmers, London, 12 Jan 1959.rn Collection R.C. Agabeg, Harmers, London, 20 May 1982, lot 2292.rnAusruf : 1.500 CHFZuschlag : 3.200 CHF