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Lot# 4657 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 4657 Great Britain

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    1882 (March 21): £ 5 orange on white paper, wmk. Anchor, lettered DE, a used example tied to small linen parcel piece by oval "Registered / Threadneedle St." datestamp in black, with part oval "R" adjacent at left. Fine and scarce postal usage of this iconic stamp Gi J128a = £ 4'750.rnProvenance: Collection Morton Bond, Harmer London 11-12 March 1946, lot 508; Phillips 12 March 1992; Harmers, London, 29 Feb 1996, lot 842.rnNote: Illustrated in 'The £5 Orange' by Dr. John Horsey on page 158.
    Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200.00 CHF