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Lot# 6037 - Auction 244-249

  • Lot# : 6037 Mafeking

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    Narrow Setting 1900 (April 6-10): Baden-Powell 3 d. pale blue on blued horizontally laid paper, an unused example, variety "Reversed Design" with mirror image, minor aging as to be expected, unused and without gum. Just one sheet of twelve subjects was printed, of which ten are currently known, seven of which are in used condition. An immensely rare stamp with just the 3 unused examples recorded, one of which was in the H. P. Manus Collection (1933) as lot 113 and the other, a marginal example from top of sheet, is housed in the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. A magnificent rarity of Cape, Scouting and British Colonial philately. Cert. BPA (1983) Gi = £ 100'000.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 25,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 65,000 CHF