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Auction: 26026 - Classic India – the 1854 Issues
Lot: 20

(x) India
1854-55 Lithographed Issues

Four Annas
Fourth Printing, Head Die III, Frame Die II
4a. blue and red, the unbelievable block of ten, [2-6/8-12], with margins in places, each cancelled "B/1"; additional manuscript rate mark reduced and [3] with thin spot, nevertheless in a remarkable state of preservation and the finer of the two recorded blocks from this printing. B.P.A. Certificate (2026). S.G. 23

provenance:

Christie's Robson Lowe auction, March 1993, Lot 102

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