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Auction: 19029 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 453

Cyprus
1886 (1 June) ½ on ½pi. Surcharge, 8mm. Apart
Watermark Crown CA
A marginal block of eighteen, Row 3/2-4 with [4] showing variety large "2" at left, 4/1-5 with [4] variety large "1" at left, 5/1-5 with [1] and [4] both showing byte out of left "1", and 6/1-5 with [4] showing byte out of left "1" and [4] with variety small "1" at right, lightly mounted mint with the centre block of twelve remaining unmounted. initialled "alp" (A.L. Pemberton) on reverse of margin; left vertical column with a gum crease. A very fine and remarkable multiple being the largest recorded with a block of twelve residing in the Royal Philatelic Collection. S.G. 29, 29a, 29b, 29c, £19,750+. Photo

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Estimate
£15,000 to £18,000

Sale 19029 Notices
Description should read: "R3/4 shows large '2' at right, not left "