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Lot# 6050 - Auction 244-249

  • Lot# : 6050 Mafeking

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    Wide Setting 1900 (April 10): Baden-Powell 3 d. pale blue on blued horizontally laid paper, a used example, position 7 on the sheet of twelve, with diagonal "Cracked Plate" flaw running from the lower left of the stamp and showing the break to the outer vertical frame line clearly, tied to small piece cancelled by MAFEKING / C.G.H. datestamp (May 14) in black. One negligible tone spot on perforation at right, a fine stamp Gi = £ 1'200+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF