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Auction: 23023 - The Lionheart Collection of Great Britain and British Empire Part XVII
Lot: 1193

(x) Mauritius
1848-59 Post Paid Issue
1d. vermilion, early impression, horizontal pair [5-6], good to very large margins, slightly uneven at left, used with two strikes of the numeral '14' from Rivier du Rempert; some light creasing, very fine for this rare used pair. Signed A. Diena. Briefmarkenprufstelle Basel Certificate (2002). S.G. 6, £18,000+

provenance:
Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993
"Tatiana", David Feldman, June 2020

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Sold for
£8,500

Starting price
£5200