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Lot# 3569 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 3569 Great Britain

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    Treasury Roulette 1841: 1 d. red-brown on blued, Alphabet II, plate 152, lettered OB, a used example showing the "Treasury Roulette" on three sides and scissor cut at base, in combination with imperforate 1841 1 d. red-brown, plate 164, lettered DC,minor imperfection, on 1852 double rate cover to Chichester (initialled "JAS" by sender John Abel Smith, the MP for Chichester) tied by '466' numeral obliterators of Liverpool in black. The sole recorded usage of both kinds of separation on the same cover, unique. Certificate BPA (1992) Gi B2a = £ 15'000+.rnProvenance:rnFrom an original "find" in 1943rnChristies 10. Jul.1984, lot 2566rnPhillips 31. Oct. 1991, lot 326
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF