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Lot# 3588 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 3588 Great Britain

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    1855: 1 d. red-brown on blued paper, Die II, Alphabet III, wmk. Large Crown, plate 22, lettered AG-AJ, an unused imperforate horizontal strip of four, marginal from top of sheet with imprint "the RIGHT HAND SIDE of the Letter. In Wetting the Back be ca(reful)", in a dark shade of rich depth of colour, unused without gum. This plate was later to be utilised in the experiments with Neale's Steam Press. Slight creasing, otherwise a marvellous and very rare multiple Gi C8h = £ 12'000+.rnProvenence:rnThe complete sheet:rnHarmers, Private treaty, 1950's.rnHarmer, 29/30 Apr. 1957, lot 54.rnThe strip of four:rnCollection "Maximus", Stanley Gibbons, 5-6. Feb. 1970, lot 321.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold