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Lot# 4131 - Auction 284 - 290

  • Lot# : 4131 Tobago

    Provisional Surcharges 1889 (July): "1 PENNY" on 2½ d. dull blue, an unused block of twenty-four (4 x 6), marginal from left of sheet, of lovely fresh colour, positions 13-16 / 19-22 / 25-28 / 31-34 / 37-40 / 43-46; showing "Figure Further from Word" variety on positions 22, 34 and 46, superb, large part og. with twelve stamps unmounted og. A rare and important multiple: the largest recorded Gi = £ 3'200+.rnProvenance: Collection Arthur Beach (1972); Collection F.W. Doolittle, Sotheby's, London, 2 Oct 1980, lot 86; Collection R.A. Ramkissoon, Harmers, Zurich, 6 Dec 2006, lot 2391.rnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrn 
    Starting bid : 1,750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF