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Auction: 24022 - The Lionheart Collection of British Empire Part XX
Lot: 112

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1907-12 15c. on 1½d. purple and green, reconstructed block of four from the left of the sheet consisting of two horizontal pairs, the first stamp in each pair variety '1' of '15' omitted, [2/1] and [3/1]; part original gum and with some hinge reinforcement between stamp and margin on both; fine and rare with only nine examples known. B.P.A. Certificate (1986) for the upper pair. S.G. 114b, £14,000

provenance:
Upper Pair: Ferrary, Sampson and Rossi
Lower Pair: William Fraser

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Sold for
£2,900

Starting price
£2400