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  • Lot# : 4096 Great Britain

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    1848: Embossed 1 s. brown, Essay in the colour of the issued 10 d. value with smaller lettering, without the Pendant Curl added later, with complete frame, printed on Dickinson silk thread paper, a fine example with ample to large margins all round, struck with Trial cancellation of London "14" numeral obliterator in black leaving the 'no pendant curl' area clear. Extremely rare Gi EP2(b) = £ 8'500.rnProvenance: Collection Laycock, RL, London, 18 March 1953, lot 314; Collection Major-General Sir Leonard Atkinson, RL, London, 6 Nov 1990, lot 324; Phillips, London, 31 Oct 1991, 354; RL, London, 9-10 June 1993, lot 2296.  
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF