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Auction: 166 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 129

#RM19, British Revenues for Use in America, 1765 "Stamp Act" Newspapers 1d Red brown, Dies 43-44-45, strip of three from the original proof sheet of 25 stamps for plate no. 2 , with partial registration certificate inscription in ink at bottom dated 18th April 1765, folds not affecting the designs.



This recently discovered item is believed to be the only piece outside the British Museum that shows manuscript text and the 1765 date, as well as the largest multiple recorded; of importance philatelically and in the context of American history and American Revolution. Cat. value $3000

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