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Auction: 13027 - The Collector's series sale
Lot: 202

Bechuanaland
British Bechuanaland
1888 (8 Dec.) Provisional
"One/Half /Penny" on 3d. pale reddish lilac and black block of six (3x2), [43-45, 55-57] within the surcharge setting; two very faint miniscule perf. stains, otherwise fresh lightly mounted mint, the lower row of three unmounted mint. Very rare, being the largest recorded multiple of this provisional. P.F.S.A. Certificate (2012). S.G. 29, £1,500+. Photo

provenance:
H.R. Holmes, 1981, subsequently with the margin removed

Sold for
£1,500