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Lot# 4634 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 4634 Great Britain

    Abnormal 1862 (May): Unissued 10 d. pale red-brown, Plate 2, wmk. Spray, lettered TB, an imperforate Imprimatur, good to large margins all round, of excellent fresh colour and superb large part og. The Plate number '2' was, at some time between 1934 and 1992, sadly removed. Rare, just 24 stamps removed from the Imprimatur sheetGi J98 = £ 20'000.rnProvenance: Collection Lord Crawford, 'british Philatelist', (Vol VIII pages 70-74); Collection Colonel Bates, Harmers, London, 3-5 Dec 1934, lot 582; Phillips, London, 12 March 1992, lot 565; Phillips, London, 10 Sept 1992, lot 372.
    Starting bid : 4,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,400.00 CHF