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Lot# 6662 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 6662 Great Britain

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    1864, 1 d. rose-red, plate 116, lettered AE-AF, unused pair, and the formerly adjoining single AD, forming a 're-joined' strip of three, variety Imperforate "Cardiff Penny", part original gum, margins nearly all round except for lower left of AD and top right of AF, slight oxidisation as is usual, does not detract, rare top row "strip" of three reunited, very few multiples survived. Cert. RPSL (1944 pair) (1984 single). SG G1g = £22'500+ as three singles.  rnReference: "The Postage Stamps of Great Britain - Part Two" by W.R.D. Wiggins (1962).rnProvenance (for the pair): Christies, Manson & Woods Auction, 17-18 May 1944, lot 442; Spink, 24 April 2003, lot 701; (for the single): Harmer London, 16-17 July 1936, lot 107; Christies 10 July 1984, lot 2607.rnrn                     rn                 
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF