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Lot# 4707 - Auction 284 - 290
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Lot# : 4707 Great Britain
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1888 (Jan 26): Colour Trial for 2½ d. value printed in green on blue, watermarked Crown paper, imperforate, fresh and very fine, large part og. A remarkable Trial, the stamp was printed to demonstrate how to avoid the newly discovered threat of photographic forgery. Extremely scarce Gi K31.rnProvenance: Collection 'Maximus' (R.A.G. Lee), Stanley Gibbons 5-6 Feb. 1970, lot 645; Collection Jeffrey K. Weiss, Christies 17 Dec. 1996, lot 102.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 400 CHF -
