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Lot# 4018 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 4018 Great Britain

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    1860: Prepared for use but not issued: 1½ d. rosy-mauve on blued paper, plate 1, an unused example, lettered EA, with small part of "(Ce)ment" imprint in sheet margin at left. A stamp of brilliant freshness and vibrant colour, superb large part og. A magnificent example of this rarity. Signed Sorani Gi G5 = £ 8'500.rnProvenance: Collection "Magnificent", Harmers, London, 24-25 April 1950, lot 204 (as a pair lettered EA-EB); Collection "Alford", Ivy, Shreve & Mader, New York, 21 June 1999, lot 2224; Harmers, London, 16 June 2012, lot 80.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF