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Lot# 4513 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 4513 Great Britain

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    Imprimaturs 1840: 1 d. black, plate 1a, lettered TC from the base of the Imprimatur sheet, ample to large margins all round and in a clear and distinct shade, taken from the second registration sheet, unused. Rare - only stamps AL, SC-SL and TA-TL were removed (22) from the 'After Hardening' Imprimatur sheet. Light horizontal bend at top not remotely affecting the wonderful appearance. Extremely rare and most attractive. Cert. RPSL (1985) Gi = £ 15'000.rnProvenance: Board of Inland Revenue collection, Robson Lowe, London, 17 Dec 1975, lot 1195; Robson Lowe, London, 16 July 1985, lot 55; Phillips, London, 9 June 1988, lot 139; Robson Lowe, London, 9 May 1990, lot 2; Hapsburg-Feldman, Zurich, 27 Nov-1 Dec 1989, lot 30044; Spink, 17 Dec 1997, lot 1389; Collection Dr. Pichai Buranasombati, Shreves, 15 March 2001, lot 30.
    Starting bid : 3,500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 9,000.00 CHF