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Lot# 10112 - Auction 274-283

  • Lot# : 10112 Rhodesia

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    Double Heads 1910/13: Prepared for use but unissued, £ 1 scarlet & reddish-mauve, perf. 14, an unused block of four, of perfect centering and immaculate vibrant distinct colour (in the colour of the issued 10 d. value) and superb large part og. with the lower pair unmounted og. Just two blocks of four were recorded by Richard Ashton (Gawaine Baillie sale, lot 638) with just the two sheets of fifty of this error printed. Not offered on the philatelic market for well over 30 years, a wonderful rarity for the connoisseur of Rhodesian philately Gi = £ 40'000+.rnProvenance: Collection Arthur V. Jacob.
    Starting bid : 20,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 40,000 CHF