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Auction: 11026 - The Chartwell Collection - British Empire
Lot: 10

Bermuda 1865-1903 Government Issue, Typographed by De La Rue Perforated 14, 6d. dull purple block of four of good strong colour, fresh with large part original gum; a few shortish perfs. in places and one corner perf. at centre folded under central mount. A very rare multiple of this delicate shade with blocks described by Ludington as "practically unknown". S.G. 6, £4,000+ Estimate £ 2,500-3,000 provenance: Sir Henry Tucker, Sale1, October 1978

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