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Lot# 5097 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 5097 Great Britain

    1840: 1 d. black, plate 5, lettered JK, a used example with large even margins all round, cancelled by "MARKET BOSWORTH" Cross in red. Superb and of great rarity: see "Encyclopædia of The Maltese Cross" by Rockoff & Jackson, page 199, where this stamp is illustrated (a copy of the page is included with the lot) - one of just 5 examples recorded.rnProvenance: Collection Duncan Mutch, Christie's, London, 14 Oct 1987, lot 628. On piece; Christie's, London, 17 Sept 1991, lot 617. Off piece.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400.00 CHF