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Auction: 26013 - The "Mulberry" Collection of British Empire and Commonwealth Stamps
Lot: 214

Hong Kong
1880 (1 Mar. - Sept.) Provisional Surcharges
"5/cents." on 18c. lilac block of eighteen (6x3) with wing margin at right, each neatly cancelled by "B62" obliterator, rich colour; a few reinforced perfs, fine. A stunning and important block being the largest known multiple. S.G. 24. Photo

provenance:
Major A.E. Hopkins, Robson Lowe, January 1956
M. Burrus
Ryohei Ishikawa, Sotheby's, December 1980
"Connaught", Spink Hong Kong, January 2024, Lot 6152

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Estimate
£3,000 to £4,000

Starting price
£2100