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Auction: 26023 - The 'Lionheart' Collection of British Empire Part XXVII
Lot: 1031

(x) Cape of Good Hope
1853 on Deeply Blued Paper
1d. deep brick-red on very blued paper, a fine used pair in a lovely rich shade, good to large margins all round and cancelled by a nearly complete 'cgh' obliteration in black; delightful. S.G. 1a, £1,000+

provenance:
Vestey, December 2010
Richard Debney

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

Estimate
£400 to £600