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Auction: 1028 - The "Wilkin" Collection of British West Africa Postal History and British Africa Stamps from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 1104

Cape of Good Hope 1861 "Woodblocks" 1d. brick-red with good to large margins, bright colour and neat cancellation; an exceptional example of this rare shade. R.P.S. (1956) and B.P.A. (1989) Certificates. S.G. 13b, £4,250. Photo Estimate £ 2,500-3,000 provenance: "Maximus", September 1989

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