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Auction: 11031 - The Chartwell Collection - Great Britain Surface-Printed Issues
Lot: 26

Two and a Half Pence 1876 (1 May) Watermark Orb Imprimaturs 2 1/2d. rosy mauve, a set of Plates from 6 to 17, each with the plate number in the margin, with 6, 10 - 14, 16-17 AK and 7-9 and 15 PB, some with gum; hinge remainders at top of each. A fine and unique set in private hands Estimate £ 15,000-20,000 Note: Except for plate 9, the other plate number imprimaturs are all in the Royal Collection provenance: The Earl of Crawford, Colonel A.S. Bates, December 1934, Major K.M. Beaumont, December 1965 Dr. Douglas Latto, October 1992

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£23,000