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Lot# 1421 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 1421 Great Britain

    1880 (Oct 14): 1 s. orange-brown, wmk. Spray of Rose, plate 13, lettered QC, an unused example of good colour, variety "Watermark Inverted", some gum disturbance at top with pencil mark and rub on reverse, part og. An exceedingly rare stamp - just four unused examples are recorded with this variety in the Karl Louis card Index, three from the same multiple (QB, QC and RB) Gi = £ 11'000.rnProvenance: Cavendish, Derby, 10 Sept 2008, lot 858.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold