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Auction: 11027 - The Chartwell Collection - Great Britain Line-Engraved Essays, Proofs, Stamps & Covers Part 1
Lot: 1498

1858-79 Plate Number Issues 1860-70 Three Halfpence Issued Stamps Plate 1, OA-PC marginal block of four from the left of the sheet in pale lake-red, showing large part marginal inscription, including the error of lettering variety OP-PC for CP-PC, large part original gum; a few split and reinforced perfs. at foot. A very rare multiple of this error from one of the worn plate printings (accounting for the unusual shade) Estimate £ 4,000-5,000 provenance: Ernest Dale, June 1969

Estimate
£4,000 to £5,000