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Lot# 5389 - Auction 257-264

  • Lot# : 5389 Great Britain

    1873: 1d. lake-red plate 151, lettered BG, tied by London WC duplex to a stunning Newton Wilson & Co envelope advertising sewing Machines. An eye-catching piece to grace any display and one of the very few used locally in London (most of the approx. 12 recorded envelopes in the K.L. Card Index originate from an original find in the 1950's addressed to Hamburg).rnProvenance: Phillips auction 16 Feb. 1989
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF