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Lot# 6511 - Auction 218-221

  • Lot# : 6511 Western Australia

    1861: 2 d. blue, wmk. Swan sideways, clean cut perf. 14-16, a fresh and fine unused block of forty nine (5 x 10, less one stamp), marginal from top of sheet, the left hand vertical margin with trimmed perforations, but of excellent 'Post Office Fresh' colour and appearance, a few tone spots and some perf. reinforcement, large part or unmounted og. A rare and extraordinarily large multiple, together with a single unused example to add to the block Gi = £ 5'500+.rnrnProvenance: The Mayfair Find, Harmers, London, 1925.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold