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    1876/79: 1 s. orange, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14, ONE SHILLING measuring 16½ mm., a fine unused example of excellent centering and colour, fresh and fine, large part og. A very rare and elusive stamp. Cert. Harmer Rooke (1951) Gi = £ 950.rnProvenance: Collection King Carol II of Romania, Harmer Rooke, New York, March 1951, lot 216; Collection Sir Gawaine Baillie, Sotheby's, London, 24 Nov 2005, lot 266.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF