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Auction: 11026 - The Chartwell Collection - British Empire
Lot: 109

Mauritius 1859 R. Sherwin Issue 2d. deep blue, [2], unused, fresh bright colour, three large margins, the design just touched or cut-into at right; tiny thin in lower right corner. An incredibly rare stamp unused with only a pair and four singles recorded and therefore as rare as the 2d. Post Office stamp. S.G. 40, £160,000 Estimate £ 20,000-30,000 Note: Only a pair and four singles of this remarkable stamp are recorded The unique pair in the Dale Lichtenstein and Kanai Collections A single in the Royal Philatelic Collection A single in the Kanai Collection A single in the Dale Lichtenstein Collection A single as offered above and previously in the collection of King Carol of Rumania

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