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Auction: 18028 - The 'Lionheart' Collection of Great Britain and British Empire Part VIII
Lot: 1626

(x) Falkland Islands
1878-1902 collection of mint blocks (9), comprising 1878-79 no wmk. 1/- bistre-brown mint block of eight, lower row imperforate between stamp and margin, 1885-91 CA 1d. brownish claret block of four, watermark sideways and reversed (S.G. 8), and 4d. grey-black unused without gum block of four, wmk. sideways without gum (S.G. 10, ex- printer's archive), 1889-91 1d. red-brown unused without gum block of four, oxidised at foot (S.G. 11), 1891-02 1d. blocks of four (3), various shades, and 2½d. deep blue fine mint lower left corner block of nine. Condition a little mixed as often, still a fine and attractive group. S.G. 4-30c, £5,500+

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