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Lot# 3584 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 3584 Great Britain

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    1851: 2 d. lavender (violet) blue, plate 4, lettered AA-AD / BA-BCa used irregular block of seven, with mostly good to very large margins all round, in combination with 1 d. red-brown on lavender tinted paper, plate 126, lettered OF, all tied to 1852 cover endorsed "pr. Africa Str." (Cunard) to New York tied by '466' Liverpool numeral obliterators in black; the rate of 1/3 d. including the 3 d. Late Fee. "5 Cents" credit marking in red with "PAID" below. Two stamps creased but an exceptional multiple in this extremely rare shade - the most important cover of the 2d. 'violet blue' on lavender tinted paper Certificate of opinion Robson Lowe (1974) and RPSL(1985) Gi ES16.rnProvenance:rnRobson Lowe, 23. Jan. 1963, lot 147.rn6. Stanley Gibbons Frankfurt, Apr. 1975. lot 2028.rnSpink, 10. Jun. 1998, lot 1352.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold