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Auction: 20042 - The Lady Joan Joicey Collection of Great Britain - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 73

Great Britain
1854-58 Stars
Small Crown, Die I, Perf.16
1d. red-brown, Reserve plate 3, AA-DB an irregular corner block of eleven showing the plate number, large part original gum and showing the deckle-edge margin. An exceptional plate number block

provenance:
J.B. Seymour, November 1951 (£60.0.0)


In September 1851 Perkins, Bacon received instructions to engrave one spare plate for each press employed. In June 1850 the first three Reserve Plates were registered. These plates were retained at Somerset House for emergencies. In November 1854, pressure of work saw the request to use six of the reserve plates, R1 to R6

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Sold for
£3,500

Starting price
£2100