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Auction: 25029 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 2345

(x) Great Britain
1847-54 Embossed
1/- pale green Die II block of four cancelled by '175' barred numerals, clear margins all round, a little tight at foot, though generous on all other sides. A rare and fine multiple. Spec. H1(1), £7,000 as block of four, S.G. 54ii, £4,400 as used singles.

provenance:
As a block of six:
Rhone, David Feldman, September 1981, lot 1205
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 May 1987, lot 421

As a block of four:
Grosvenor, 16 April 2002, lot 497
Grosvenor, 17 November 2005, lot 1137
Spink, 6 June 2007, lot 485
Spink, 15-16 April, 2010, lot 1476
The Shields Collection

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

Estimate
£1,500 to £2,000

Starting price
£1000