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Lot# 3691 - Auction 234-243

  • Lot# : 3691 Victoria

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    1887/89: £ 7 rosine & black, wmk. V over Crown sideways, perf. 12½, an unused example of excellent centering and superb fresh colour, nearly full large part og. A very rare stamp and a delightful example, this being the sole available example in private hands with gum: just three unused examples are recorded by Geoff Kellow RDP, this includes the set housed in the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. A wonderful stamp in the foremost quality and a great rarity of both Australian and British Colonial philately. Signed Holcombe Gi = £ 16'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Besançon', Corinphila sale 223, Zurich, 31 May 2018, lot 3482.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold