Lot# 4758 - Auction 284 - 290
Auction 284 - 290
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Lot# : 4758 Great Britain
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I.R. Official 1885 (March 12): £ 1 brown-lilac, wmk. Crowns, lettered DB, an unused example of perfect centering and rich vibrant colour, fresh and extremely fine, superb large part og. A magnificent example of one of the rarest stamps of Great Britain. Cert. BPA (1980) Gi L9 = £ 60'000.rnProvenance: Sotheby's 18 July 1990, lot 3036; Collection Lloyd, Sotheby's, London, 26 March 1993, lot 167.1 / 1Starting bid : 15,000 CHFHammer price : 28,000 CHF -
