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Lot# 3011 - Auction 250-256

  • Lot# : 3011 Great Britain

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    Imprimatur 1840: 1 d. black, plate 5, lettered TG from the base of the Imprimatur sheet, ample to large margins all round and in a clear vibrant shade, from the second registration 'After Hardening' sheet from which only stamps AL, SC-SL and TA-TL were removed (22) from the Imprimatur sheet. A superb and extremely rare Imprimatur of great visual appeal. Cert. BPA (1986) Gi = £ 32'000.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe, London, 17 June 1986, lot 108. Described therein as ex Lord Crawford collection.rn                        rn 
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 9,000 CHF