Lot 31718 – 1840-79, 2d Blue study collection from 1840 issue
Lot 31718 – 1840-79, 2d Blue study collection from 1840 issue
Lot 31718 – 1840-79, 2d Blue study collection from 1840 issue
Great Britain
Price realised
7’500 EUR
Estimate
7’000 – 10’000 EUR
Auction date
Fri 21 Sep 2012 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1840-79, 2d Blue study collection from 1840 issue to 1858-79 issue, incl. 1840 strip of 5, examples with blue MC, Town cds, strip of 3 on wrapper and 3 single frankings, 1841 strip of 6 with “12” in MC, 5 covers with no. in MC, pair on cover with blue Scottish numeral, cover to Bilbao with 8 examples, strip of four on cover to Australia, used block of 8 ex Cawardine, etc., with blocks, shades, scarce cancels, re-entries and varieties, 80 covers in total, a super foundation for a specialised collection
Estimate: € 8’000 – € 12’000 Auction
Catalogue
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