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Lot# 1331 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 1331 Great Britain

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    1865, 1 s. green, Plate 5, Imprimatur, lettered AA, imperforate, wmk. emblems, good to large margins all round, original gum, fresh and very fine, rare example; Plate 5 was registered with emblems watermark, but put to press only on spray paper. SG = £ 5'500.rnRemark: Only 23 examples have been removed from the Imprimatur sheet. No issued examples of the 1 s. Plate 5 on emblems watermark paper have ever been found, mint or used, but if one were to be discovered, it would rank among the rarest of 'Abnormals'.rnProvenance: H.R. Harmer, London, 16-17 June 1952, lot 124.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF