Lot 70023 – Two Blocks of Four on a Legal Front
Lot 70023 – Two Blocks of Four on a Legal Front
Lot 70023 – Two Blocks of Four on a Legal Front
Rarities of the World
Price realised
7’500 EUR
Estimate
4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Auction date
Thu 7 Dec 2017 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
1853 1d Deep Brick-Red in TWO BLOCKS OF FOUR on legal front to Cape Town, neatly tied by CGH obliterations, paying double the 4d inland rate, mostly large margins to touching in two places, minimal foxing.
A spectacular franking and a rare piece
Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, 1989, lot 122
Estimate: € 4’000 – € 6’000 Catalogue ref: 1a
Catalogue
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