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Lot# 3586 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 3586 Great Britain

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    1841: 2 d. blue, plate 4, lettered OK-PL /PK-PL, a used block of four, just touched to mostly large margins all round, on 1854 cover from Arbroath to Edinburgh in combination with 1 d. red, Die 1, Alphabet II, wmk. Small Crown, perf. 16; lettered HE / IE in a vertical pair tied bz by '13' numeral obliterators on despatch. A very rare mixed imperforate / perforate franking for the under 5 ounce rate and most attractive. Lettersheet refolded at left to reduce size and flaps missing. Signed E. Diena, P. Holcombe. Certificates Holcombe (1991) and K. Louis BPP(2017).rnReference:rnListed in the Simpson Louis GB victorian issues, page 76.rnProvenance:rnChristies 18. Sep. 1990, lot 3498.rnCollection Brando, Ivy & Mader, 27. Jun.1995, lot 451.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF