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Auction: 9016 - Important Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 10

Cape of Good Hope 1855-63 White Paper 6d. in a deepish shade of rose-lilac, a lovely marginal pair from the left of the sheet with 10mm. sheet margin showing "age" marginal watermark and large well-balanced margins elsewhere, fresh strong colour and with part original gum. Outstanding quality for a pair of this scarce stamp and offered with impeccable provenance. Photo Estimate £ 3,000-4,000 provenance: J.W.K. Schofield, 1951 C. Emerson Huston, 1961 "Salisbury", 1995 Ad Indhusophon, 1999 William H. Gross, 2008

Sold for
£5,100