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Auction: 19058 - The Davies Collection of Great Britain and selected other Countries
Lot: 145

(x) Finland
1856-59 Coat of Arms Issue
Large Pearls, Vertically Laid Paper
5 kop. blue on wide-laid paper, deep blue colour and crisp impression, large margins all around, unused without gum. Believed to be one of only two known unused examples. A world class rarity in fine condition. Nils Strandell (1944) and Edgar Mohrmann (1962) Certificates, the latter states "the only unused copy". Scott 3B, Facit 1II V1; S.G. 5. Photo

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Sold for
£38,000

Starting price
£8000