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Lot# 1398 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 1398 Great Britain

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    1841 (March 13): 2 d. blue, plate 3, lettered TA-TK, the wonderful horizontal strip of eleven, corner marginal from lower left corner of the sheet showing Plate Number "3" and near full imprint at base "PRICE 2d. Per Label. 2/- Per Row of 12. £2...Per Sheet. Place the Labels ABOVE the Address and towards the RIGHT HAND SIDE of the Letter. In Wetting the Back be careful not to remove (the cement)". Some vertical creasing to be expected, stain in margin between TC and TD, six stamps exhibiting full margins and balance shaved at top, full unmounted original gum (a tear in the margin far outside design backed for protection by hinge). A stunning and outstandingly rare multiple for the connoisseur of classic philately Gi E1(2) = £ 55'000+.
    Starting bid : 12,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold