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  • Lot# : 3134 Great Britain

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    1874/80: 6 d. grey, Plate 16, wmk. Spray, lettered LE-LF, an unused horizontal pair, variety Imperforate, large margins all round, overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 9), diagonally struck in black. Fresh and very fine, large part og. A scarce and attractive pair, only one sheet AA-TL was known to exist which ahs been split up decades ago. Of this sheet three panes of 20 are housed in the N.P.M. in London, three more panes have never been recorded again Gi J86s = £ 900.rnProvenance: Collection Sir Gawaine Baillie, Sotheby's 1 Oct. 2004, lot 332.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF