Lot# 4676 - Auction 284 - 290
Auction 284 - 290
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Lot# : 4676 Great Britain
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1882 (Dec): £ 1 brown-lilac on blued paper, Plate 1, wmk. Anchor, perf. 14, lettered CA, an unused example of perfect centering, perforations and delicate true colour, fresh and very fine, superb original gum. An immaculate example of this great rarity and most probably the finest known. Cert. BPA (1966) Gi 132 = £ 140'000.rnProvenance: Collection Baron de Worms, Harmers 9 May 1938, lot 150; Collection Dr. Douglas Latto, Phillips, London, 22 Oct 1992, lot 331.1 / 1Starting bid : 40,000 CHFHammer price : 115,000 CHF -
