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Lot# 3372 - Auction 284 - 290
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Lot# : 3372 British Guyana
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Typeset and printed at the Office of the Royal Gazette, Georgetown 1862 (Sept): 1 c. rose, a complete unused and unsigned sheet of twenty-four subjects (6x4), imperforate, of fresh colour, and superb original gum. The sheet shows all the varieties found on both the 1 c. and the 2 c. values, and of primary importance for any student of the issue. A wonderful sheet of great rarity Gi = £ 20'000.rnProvenance: Collection King Farouk of Egypt, Harmers, Koubbeh Palace, Cairo, 17 Feb 1954, lot 1238; Harmers, London, 8 July 1999, lot 750.Starting bid : 3,500 CHFHammer price : 10,500 CHF -
