Auction: 11031 - The Chartwell Collection - Great Britain Surface-Printed Issues
Lot: 306
Nine Pence 1865 (30 October) Watermark Emblems Stamps 9d. pale straw Plate 5 abnormal, MI with traces of gum. An exceptional and well-centred example with beautiful, fresh colour. B.P.A. Certificate (1957). S.G. Spec. J95, £18,000 Estimate £ 7,000-9,000 Note: 48 examples are possible, these being from a portion of the imprimatur sheet, KA-NL, which were perforated by De la Rue in 1887 for insertion into the albums presented to members of the Stamp Committee provenance: ´ Maximus´, November 1970
Sold for
£5,000