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Lot# 4699 - Auction 284 - 290

  • Lot# : 4699 Great Britain

    1891 (Jan 28): £ 1 green, Plate 2, wmk. Crowns, lettered JC, a used example with sheet margin below, showing the "Broken Frame" variety clearly at base, lightly cancelled by oval "Registered / Threadneedle St." datestamp (April 6, 1899) in black. Rare and fine Gi K17a = £ 2'000.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe Auction 18 Feb. 1959, lot 415; Collection 'Maximus' (R.A.G. Lee), SG, London, 5-6 Feb 1970, lot 601; Phillips Auction 5 Sept. 1996, lot 396.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF