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Lot# 1616 - Auction 244-249

  • Lot# : 1616 Great Britain

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    1840: 1 d. grey-black, Plate 11, lettered JK-JL, a horizontal pair with huge margins on three sides and close but clear at left, cancelled by two strikes of the Maltese Cross in black. Minimal wrinkle but an absolutely lovely and extremely rare multiple from this most elusive of Plates Gi AS72 = £ 18'000.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 16-17 July 1936, lot 17.rn                        Collection Litchfield, RL, London, 1 Oct 1950, lot 215.rn                        Phillips, London, 29 Oct 19992, lot 238.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,500 CHF