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Auction: 166 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 561

S.G. #3, 1848 1p Orange vermilion, Earliest Impression, position 4, a magnificent example, boasting an intense color, very large margins for the most part with probably a sheet margin at left, delightfully cancelled by target type neatly struck in center, an absolutely superb used example of this classic imperforate rarity; 1968 R.P.S. certificate; S.G. £18,000; Scott #3, $18,000;

Sold for
$15,000