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Lot# 3580 - Auction 227-233

  • Lot# : 3580 Victoria

    Beaded Oval Issue 1860/66: Proof in black for the 3 d. value, imperforate on wove surfaced paper. See first Purves sale (lot 2115) 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 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF