Lot# 4617 - Auction 284 - 290
Auction 284 - 290
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Lot# : 4617 Great Britain
1867 (March 22): 10 d. deep red-brown, Plate 1, wmk. Spray, lettered TK, an imperforate Imprimatur, large margins all round and with Current Number "286" in margin, of gorgeous fresh colour and superb large part og. Just 25 examples were removed from the Imprimatur sheet. Unique in private hands, the other Current Number being retained on the Imprimatur registration sheet Gi J97 = £ 5'000.rnProvenance: Collection Kenneth Beaumont 7-8 Dec. 1965, lot 334; Harmers 12-13 Nov. 1945, lot 267; Collection Dr. Douglas Latto, Phillips, London, 22 Oct 1992, lot 204.Starting bid : 1,200 CHFHammer price : 2,800 CHF