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Auction: 25029 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 2340

(x) Great Britain
1870-74
1860 Prepared for Use but not Issued Rosy-Mauve
1½d. Rosy-mauve, QF-QG horizontal pair, large part original gum, or of notable freshness and a superlative example of this rare unissued colour. Superb. B.P.A. and P.E.G.B. Certificates (2020, 1994). Spec. G5, S.G. 53a, £9,000++

provenance:
Sir Ernest Hunt, Stanley Gibbons, 10 Nov, 1996, lot 113
Phillips, 2 Sept. 1993, lot 288
Harmers, 28 July 1995, lot 130
Besançon, Corinphila, 7 Sept. 2020, lot 3101
The Shields Collection

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

Estimate
£3,000 to £4,000

Starting price
£2500