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Auction: 26026 - Classic India – the 1854 Issues
Lot: 1

(x) India
1852 (1 July) Scinde Dawk
Half Anna Blue
½a. blue, a superb example with good to large margins. cancelled by diamond of dots, affixed to piece of native letter, fine. A lovely showpiece. B.P.A. Certificates (1964 and 2026). S.G. 2, £12,000

provenance:

Maurice Burrus, Robson Lowe, November 1963, Lot 271

"Koh-I-Nor", Christie's Robson Lowe, February 1986, Lot 47

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

Estimate
£8,000 to £10,000

Starting price
£6500