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Auction: 26026 - Classic India – the 1854 Issues
Lot: 22

(x) India
1854-55 Lithographed Issues
Four Annas
Fifth Printing, Head Die III, Frame Die II
4a. blue and rose-red block of four, [17-18/23-24], with watermark reversed, each cancelled "C/36" or "56" (Ventapollem or Secunderabad) and showing small part c.d.s. in orange at left; small nick in margin above [2] and [3] with two small tears at left. A rare multiple. S.G. 25, £13,000

provenance:

Christie's Robson Lowe, March 1994, Lot 109

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

Estimate
£4,000 to £5,000

Starting price
£3200