Lot# 9057 - Auction 274-283
Auction 274-283
-> Ceylon & Maldive Islands – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part I)
-> Brit. Colonies
-> Ceylon
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Lot# : 9057 Ceylon
Typographed by De La Rue 1858: ½ d. dull mauve on unwatermarked glazed paper, imperforate, an unused block of twelve (4 x 3), sheet marginal at left with large margins all round, of lovely fresh colour, superb unmounted og. A rare and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 1'600+.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 17-18 Nov 1981, lot 422.rnrnNote: Probably from the 'Mayfair Find', Harmers, London, 9 Nov 1925, ex lots 10 or 11.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 750 CHF