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Lot# 3420 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 3420 Great Britain

    1840: 1 d. black, plate 2, lettered PC-PF / QC-QF, an unused block of eight, close to mostly good to large margins, faults on three stamps leaving the centre block of four free from blemish, of impressive appearance, an extremely rare large multiple Gi AS14 = £ 200'000+.rnRemarks: As far as one can say he block PC-QF adjoined the two blocks of four RC-SD and RE-SF in the Phillips collection held in the National Postal Museum London having formed a block of 16 previously.rnProvenence: Collection Burrus, Robson Lowe, 30. Oct. 1963, lot 38 
    Starting bid : 10,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 48,000 CHF