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Auction: 11035 - The Chartwell Collection - Great Britain King Edward VII Essays, Proofs & Issued Stamps
Lot: 354

Official Stamps Board of Education Issued Stamps 1/- dull green and carmine, remarkably fresh colours on brilliant white paper, part original gum with a single hinge remainder at top. A brilliant example of this exceptionally rare stamp, second only in rarity to the Inland Revenue 6d.. B.P.A. Certificate (2003). S.G. Spec. MO27, £140,000 Estimate £ 90,000-100,000 provenance: H.R. Harmer, May 1980 William Fraser, May 2003

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