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Lot# 6579 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 6579 Great Britain

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    1853, 1 d. red, plate 164, lettered RK, die I, alphabet II, imperf., used on cover in combination with 1854 1 d. red plate 175, lettered GI, die I, alphabet II, perf 16, from Windsor to Drem (Scotland), dated 12 June 1854, tied by "890" numeral, arrival on reverse dated 13 June 1854, stain and slight soiling, however a very fine combination cover example, scarce, fewer than 30 recorded. Cert. BPA (2007).rnReference: "Mixed-Franking Covers", by R.C. Simpson & K. Louis, MJ Publications, 2020, illustrated page 64, recorded page 73. rnProvenance: Harmers, 27 March 1996, lot 691; Harmers, 10 March 1998, lot 89; Ex. Courtenay Collection, Grosvenor, 26 June 2008, lot 290.rn                 rn                   
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF