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Auction: 25019 - The Lionheart Collection of British Empire Part XXII
Lot: 41

(x) British Guiana
1881 22" on 12c. pale violet 'Official', error surcharge double, with both Type 23 at centre and Type 24 at foot, fresh and fine mint, a fascinating stamp of the highest rarity which once formed a pair with Townsend lot 182. Signed Bloch. S.G. 155c, £6,000

provenance:
John Du Pont
Stanley Gibbons

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£3,000 to £5,000

Starting price
£2400