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Lot# 4626 - Auction 284 - 290

  • Lot# : 4626 Great Britain

    1872 (May 22): 6 d. very deep chestnut, Plate 11, wmk. Spray, lettered AA-AD / CA-CD, a used block of twelve (4 x 3) in a deep dull shade, a few slight surface imperfections at base and ironed horizontal bends, stamp CC with closed tear, each stamp cancelled by "021" numeral obliterators of St. Just (Cornwall) in black. Despite imperfections, a very scarce multiple Gi J79(1) = £ 2'100+.rnProvenance: RL, London, 10 Feb 1970, lot 525; Stanley Gibbons, London, 21 May 1975, lot 476.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF