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Lot# 9022 - Auction 274-283

  • Lot# : 9022 Ceylon

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    Recess by Perkins Bacon 1857/59: 5 d. chestnut, wmk. Star, imperforate, an unused vertical pair with clear to large margins all round and showing sheet margin at top, of delightful rich colour, fresh and fine but for one or two insignificant tone spots on large part og. A magnificent multiple, unused pairs being the largest recorded, this vertical pair believed unique Gi = £ 3'200+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Alfred H. Caspary, Harmers, New York, 24-26 Feb 1958, lot 370.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF