Lot# 6435 - Auction 218-221
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Lot# : 6435 Victoria
Beaded Oval Issue 1860/66: Proof in black for the 4 d. value, imperforate on wove surfaced paper. See first Purves sale (lot 2116) for a similar Proof, which is thought to have been struck on the occasion of the visit of the Duke of Cornwall & York (later King George V) in 1901. Fine, attractive and very rare with just two, perhaps three, Proofs taken.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 600 CHF