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Lot# 6587 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 6587 Great Britain

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    1852, 1 d. red, plate 150, lettered AF, Imprimatur, die I alphabet II, vivid shade, strong colour, four margins all round, with part of top marginal with inscription, showing part of the Type 1 top pin mark incorporated in the context of the Archer machine trials, ungummed paper, horizontal crease through top margin as is the norm, superb ivory head to reverse, rub/disturbance in margin above, otherwise very fine, attractive, has Roschild owners mark to back. SG Spec. B2 = £900.rnReference: "Stamp Perforation: The Somerset House Years 1848 to 1880", by R. Simpson & P. Sargent, illustrated on Plate 4. 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF