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Lot# 4019 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 4019 Great Britain

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    1860: Prepared for use but not issued: 1½ d. rosy mauve on blued paper, lettered QF-QG, an unused horizontal pair of exquisite colour, fresh and very fine, showing more 'Ivory Head' than normal, large part og. An extremely rare stamp, especially so in a multiple. Certs. PEGB (1994), BPA (2020) Gi = £ 17'000+.rnProvenance: Collection Sir Ernest Hunt, Stanley Gibbons, London, 10 Nov 1966, lot 113; Phillips, London, 2 Sept 1993, lot 288; Harmers, London, 28 July 1995, lot 130; Collection "Besançon", Corinphila sale 251, Zurich, 7 Sept 2020, lot 3101.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold