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Auction: 23016 - The 'Lionheart' Collection of Great Britain and British Empire- Part XVI
Lot: 1209

(x) Mauritius
1848-59 Post Paid Issue
Early Impression 1d. orange-vermilion, horizontal pair [8-9], cut into slightly and just tied to piece by numeral '3' within concentric circles and with matching bevelled 'souillac/ au 25. 1855' datestamp at right; a very scarce multiple on piece. Signed Calves and with Alberto Diena (1972) and David Brandon (2007) Certificates. S.G. 7, £16,000+

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Estimate
£2,500 to £3,000