Lot# 3999 - Auction 218-221

1882/1901: IR Official £ 1 brown-lilac, wmk. Orbs, lettered R-D, a superb used example of excellent centering and colour, cancelled by two strikes of Telegraphic '346' oval handstamps in black. A delightful usage, exceptional and very rare. Cert. PESA/APS (1985), BPA (2008) Gi = £ 40'000.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 19-20 Feb 1940, lot 223.rnrnNote: The Karl Louis register records just 13 used examples of this rarity, three (lettered MD, OD, RD) show the '346' oval handstamp of which this stamp is the finest.