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Lot 80182 – 1867-80 10d Red-Brown pl.2 ABNORMAL issue, lettered OD (without wing margin) showing the “abnormal official perforation” produced only at Somerset House

Lot 80182 – 1867-80 10d Red-Brown pl.2 ABNORMAL issue, lettered OD (without wing margin) showing the “abnormal official perforation” produced only at Somerset House
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
Price realised
4’000 GBP
Estimate
2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Auction date
Fri 4 Dec 2020 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1867-80 10d Red-Brown pl.2 ABNORMAL issue, lettered OD (without wing margin) showing the “abnormal official perforation” produced only at Somerset House (see footnote after J63 in the Specialised Vol.1 catalogue) neatly cancelled by a crisp London SW numeral, small central thin above watermark and a few slightly trimmed perfs, nevertheless examples with such a fine colour and crisp cancellations leaving both plate numbers clearly visible are of the utmost rarity, cert. BPA (1983) (SG £15’000)
Catalogue ref: SG 112 var

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