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Lot# 5376 - Auction 257-264

  • Lot# : 5376 Great Britain

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    1854: 6d. dull lilac embossed, wmk VR with good to full margins and 2d pale blue, lettered BA, Alphabet I, wmk small crown, perf. 16 on double rate registered inland envelope, cancelled 700 in bars from Sheffield with cds of Feb. 19, 1855 alongside to Macclesfield. On reverse Macclesfield arrival mark from the following day. Cert. Holcombe.rnProvenance: Collection Major-General Sir Leonard Atkinson, K.B.E. Christies 6 Nov. 1990
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF