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Auction: 26026 - Classic India – the 1854 Issues
Lot: 14

(x) India
1854-55 Lithographed Issues
Four Annas
First Printing, Head Die I, Frame Die I
A magnificent cut square example, Head [1], Frame [3], both head and frame printed with a clear impression and fine rich colour, good margins at top and at foot and almost complete clear margins at sides, light diamond of dots cancellation. A true gem of the utmost rarity. Of the twenty-seven examples recorded, twenty-four are cut-to-shape and of these six are in institutions. P.F. (2001) and B.P.A. (2026) Certificates. S.G. 18a, £500,000 (see footnote after S.G. 18)

Note: This is number XXIII


provenance::

Acquired by Miss Mary Lynch, of Levin, New Zealand

Harmers auction, October 1954, Lot 271 (sold £725)

"Rajah", Harmers, May 1989, Lot 313 (sold £52,800)


literature:

Encyclopaedia of Rare and Famous Stamps by L.N. Williams, page 123

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

Estimate
£300,000 to £400,000

Starting price
£250000