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Lot# 6297 - Auction 244-249

  • Lot# : 6297 Transvaal

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    Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 1870 (July 4): 1 d. rose-red, blotchy coarse impression, on medium paper, rouletted 15½-16, an unused irregular block of 34 from the right pane of 40 subjects, missing positions 1-4 and 11-12; with full sheet margins around the remaining multiple, of fresh colour with the typical fading due to the poor printing process, large part yellowish-white original gum with four stamps with carmine colour from the sheet stored below. A splendid and extremely rare multiple that has not been on the philatelic market for at least 40 years Gi = £ 3'740+.rnrnProvenance: Collection C.J.L. Snowden.rn                   Collection Maria de La Queillerie, Harmers, London, 23 May 1972, lot 214.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF