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Auction: 26024 - The 'Mulberry' Collection of Great Britain King Edward VII Issues
Lot: 2103

Great Britain
King Edward VII
1902-10 De La Rue
Two Pence
The 1910 Unappropriated Die for the New Two Pence Design and Tyrian Plum
The unissued Tyrian-Plum overprinted "specimen" (Type 17) with sheet margin at left, lightly mounted mint. Magnificent, believed the finest of the few to exist, and must be considered a major rarity. S.G. 266as, £50,000, Spec. M14(s), £62,000

provenance:
Marcus Samuel, Spink, 3 Dec. 2003, Lot 1387

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Estimate
£4,000 to £6,000

Starting price
£2800