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Auction: 3028 - The "Grant" Collection of Stamps & Postal History of Great Britain
Lot: 2178

6d. purple, from foot (or lower-left corner) of the sheet showing large portion selvedge at base, margins other sides (very large at left), on neat clean entire to Paris dated 23 August 1856, tied by fine light black numeral cancellation, the address panel with red "london/paid" c.d.s., red "PD" in oval and Calais transit c.d.s.; fine and of stunning appearance. S.G. 60. Photo Estimate £ 600-700

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