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Auction: 25032 - Stamps and Covers of British Asia featuring the 'Imperial' Collection of Indian Telegraphs and Revenues
Lot: 3220

(x) Ceylon
1867-70 8d. lake-brown marginal block of twelve (6x2) from the right of the sheet, generally well centred, of wonderfully fresh colour and impressive appearance, six stamp unmounted mint, the others fine large part original gum, signed in pencil on the reverse "AD"; one or two split perfs and usual wrinkling to be expected on a multiple of this size and age, truly a beautiful block, S.G. 68b, £1,920++. Photo

provenance:
Boucher, Robson Lowe,17th June 1953, lot 600
Baron de Worms, 20th June 1938, lot 666

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Sold for
£1,700