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Auction: 26024 - The 'Mulberry' Collection of Great Britain King Edward VII Issues
Lot: 2105

Great Britain
King Edward VII
1902-10 De La Rue
Twopence-Halfpenny
The Unissued Purple on Ordinary, Blue Paper, large part original gum. A superb example, and an exceptional rarity. B.P.A. Certificate (2012). Spec. M15, £160,000

provenance:
Stanley Gibbons Auction, March 1972
Chartwell, Spink 6 Dec. 2011, Lot 132

Notes: Similarly to the Tyrian Plum, many thousands of sheets were prepared for use but eventually destroyed in favour of the adopted colours. It is thought that this stamp is in fact rarer than the Tyrian Plum, although exact figures are not known.

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Estimate
£20,000 to £25,000

Starting price
£15000