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Lot# 1869 - Auction 244-249

  • Lot# : 1869 Cyprus

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    1880 (April 1): 1 d. red, plate 208, lettered KC / LC, an unused vertical pair, variety "Upper Stamp Overpint Double" with a greater distance between the two overprints than found on plate 218 with this variety, fresh and fine in a rosy shade, typical slight gum cracks, large part og. Rare and most attractive, cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 27'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection J.C. North, RL, London, 2 May 1956.rn                   Collection W.L.E. Miller, RL, Basel VI, 28 Oct 1977, lot 2281.
    Starting bid : 10,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 24,000 CHF