Lot# 6415 - Auction 218-221
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Lot# : 6415 Victoria
Woodblock Issue 1854 (Sept 1): 2 s. bluish-green on yellow, imperforate, an unused example with large margins all round, insignificant corner bend in margin only at top right, minor aging and some gum cracking, otherwise fresh and fine with large part og. A great rarity, there are believed to be only a dozen (but probably less) known unused examples, this being one of the finest Gi = £ 3'750.rnrnProvenance: Collection Tomasini.rn Collection Rod Perry, DF, Zurich, 16-21 Nov 1987, lot 20294.Starting bid : 800 CHFHammer price : 9,000 CHF