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  • Lot# : 9171 Ceylon

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    1883 (Aug 28): 2 c. dull green, wmk. Crown CA, Trial Perforation 12 all round, the unused example, slightly soiled otherwise fine with part og. and possibly regummed (not mentioned on certificate). Probably emanating from a duplicate Appendix sheet produced by De La Rue and one of just four examples recorded (one is on the intact Appendix sheet, one in the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II). A major Colonial rarity. Cert. RPSL (2006) Gi = £ 7'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection Alexander Reid, Spink, London, 11 March 2010, lot 145.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 10,000 CHF