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  • Lot# : 466 Long Island

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    Typewriter Issue, Thin Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): ½ d. black, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with good margins all round, initialled in red, variety 'postage' for 'Postage' (Row 3, Stamp 2) unused as issued. An extremely rare stamp: just 237 examples in the three colours were issued, just 2 examples with the error can exist in black. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 6'500.rnProvenance: Collection Marquess of Bute, Roibson Lowe, London 20 May 1959, lot 268; Spink, London, 4 Feb 2004, lot 337.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF