Lot# 2074 - Auction 321-332
Auction 321-332
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Lot# : 2074 St. Helena
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1887/94: 2½ d. ultramarine, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, the 1893 printing, an unused example showing variety "Stamp Doubly Printed", fresh and very fine example (position 1), superb freshness and colour, horizontal crease along the marginal line of watermark, slight cracking on large part og. Just twelve stamps with this variety exist from the top horizontal row, two are housed in the collection of His Majesty King Charles III. A fine example of this spectacular error. Signed Herbert Bloch Gi = £ 10'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Justine', Christies, London, 16 Sept 1992, lot 155.Starting bid : 4,000 CHFHammer price : 5,000 CHF -
