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Auction: 1020 - Summer Collectors Series - Stamps
Lot: 2323

Orange Free State 1882 2d. mauve, a marginal vertical pair perforated 12 from the lower left pane of the sheet discovered in the De La Rue archive, manuscript "(Co)lour" in pencil in margin, fresh unmounted mint and accompanied by a perf. 14 interpanneau pair for comparison. Fine and rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1977). Photo Estimate £ 400-500 Note: The discovery of this unique sheet was written up in "The Philatelist" in May 1972. In the sheet the upper left pane was perforated 12 vertically x imperforate, the upper right pane imperforate, the lower left pane (incomplete with only forty-three stamps remaining) perforated 12 and the lower right pane perforated 12 horizontally x imperforate

Sold for
£900