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Lot# 3066 - Auction 250-256

  • Lot# : 3066 Great Britain

    1855 (Feb 22): 1 d. red-brown on blued paper, Die I, Alphabet II, wmk. Small Crown, perf. 14, plate 197 lettered IH-II, an unused horizontal pair of rich colour, fresh and very fine, superb large part og. A scarce and attractive multiple according to Stanley Gibbons Spec. Cat. valuation the second rarest of all C2 plates and according to the K. Louis card index the only mint multiple recorded Gi C2 = £ 2'000.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF