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Lot# 4340 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 4340 Gibraltar

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    1857 (Oct 1): Great Britain 1857 1 d. rose-red, wmk. Large Crown, perf. 14, a horizontal pair and single 1856 4 d. rose used on cover form Gibraltar to Dunstable tied by three strikes of the "G" in bar obliterator with double arc GIBRALTAR cds in blue (Oct 1) at left. The 4 d. with trimmed perfs. at base also tied by London 'Paid' transit cds in red (Oct 7) with Dunstable arrival of the following day. A scarce make-up of the 6 d. rate, Geoffrey Osborn theorised that the 6 d. lilac delivered in August 1857 had already run short. An attractive early usage of the "G" obliterator and a very scarce mixed issue franking.rnProvenance: Collection Geoffrey Osborn, Christie's, London, 14 May 1991, lot 1143.rnrnrn 
    Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold