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Lot# 507 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 507 Victoria

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    Stamp Duty Series 1884/96: Typographed £ 10 lilac, wmk. second V over Crown sideways, perf. 12½, an unused example from the 1885 printing, overprinted by diagonal "SPECIMEN" in black, unused without gum. A very rare stamp (normal stamp catalogues at £ 18'000), this being one of just two examples recorded with this Specimen overprint. Certs. RPSV (2012) and Ceremuga (2012).rnrnProvenance: Collecxtion Lee Molnar, Prestige, Melbourne, 29 June 2012, lot 432.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF