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Lot# 6515 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 6515 Great Britain

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    1853, 1 d. red plate 161, lettered FJ/FK, Treasury Roulette, partially severed horizontal pair, used on small piece, tied by London Inland "15", exhibiting the classical patter of the serpentine roulette with four waves vertically and three horizontally, top margin cut straight, certificate mentions "creased and defective", otherwise fine, very scarce with only six multiples recorded. Cert. RPSL (1980). SG B2aa = £14'400 as two singles, Gi B2a = £15'000 a single on a full cover. rnProvenance: J.B.Seymour Collection, Robson Lowe, 7 November 1951, lot 522; Harmers London, 5/6 November 1997, lot 1090. rn 
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF