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Auction: 26026 - Classic India – the 1854 Issues
Lot: 17

(x) India
1854-55 Lithographed Issues
Four Annas
Fourth Printing, Head Die III, Frame Die II
4a. blue and red, an unused block of eight, [7-8/13-15/19-21], with watermark reversed and with maximum sheet margin at left and at foot; minor stains in margins, some creases through impressions and in margins. A remarkable multiple and one of the most important four anna pieces in existence. B.P.A. Certificate (1993). S.G. 23

provenance:

Christie's Robson Lowe auction, March 1994, Lot 97

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

Estimate
£100,000 to £120,000

Starting price
£80000