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Auction: 6002 - St Vincent - The Peter Jaffé Exhibition Collection
Lot: 99

x ST. VINCENT 1861 (8 May) No Wmk., Rough to Intermediate perf. 14 to 16 Issued Stamps 6d. deep yellow-green, a horizontal pair showing intermediate perforations, part to large part original gum, tiny fault on Queen´s lip of left stamp otherwise fine. A brilliant pair in a lovely bright shade and exceptional centring. Of the upmost rarity, being the only recorded unused multiple. R.P.S. Certificate (1962). S.G. 2, £13,000+. Photo Estimate £ 10,000-12,000provenance: E.K. Lickfold, November 1964 Lars Amundsen, December 1967 Claude Cartier, April 1977

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