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Auction: 11035 - The Chartwell Collection - Great Britain King Edward VII Essays, Proofs & Issued Stamps
Lot: 132

Two Pence Halfpenny 1901 (December) Purple on Blue, Prepared For Use But Not Issued Purple on blue ordinary paper with large part original gum, superb rich colours. A wonderfully rich and fresh example of this exceptionally rare stamp, of which only a few examples are known to exist, and certainly as rare if not rarer than the 2d. Tyrian Plum. S.G. Spec. M15 unpriced Estimate £ 70,000-80,000 Note: The Registration sheet of this stamp was taken on 3 December 1901. Many thousands of sheets were printed and delivered to the Stamping Department, though were destroyed when the authorities changed their minds in favour of the adopted colour provenance: Stanley Gibbons, March 1972

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£75,000