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Lot# 3310 - Auction 250-256

  • Lot# : 3310 Great Britain

    De La Rue 1905 (Sept): 1 s. dull green & pale carmine on chalk surfaced paper, an unused block of twenty-four, marginal from left of sheet, of stunning fresh colour and appearance, sixteenth stamp showing "Bullet Hole" flaw where an extraneous piece of paper has attached to the plate, one or two tone spots affect four stamps at lower right, large part og. with nearly all unmounted og. An extraordinary multiple Gi M46(1) = £ 4'400+.rnProvenance: Collection 'Aurelius', Grosvenor, London, 8 Oct 2009, lot 2718.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF