Lot 20191 – The largest known used multiple of the 1859-61 Britannia 1s vermilion

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Lot 20191 – The largest known used multiple of the 1859-61 Britannia 1s vermilion
Stamp of Mauritius » Later Issues The largest known used multiple of the 1859-61 Britannia 1s vermilion
Stamp of Mauritius » Later Issues The largest known used multiple of the 1859-61 Britannia 1s vermilion
Stamp of Mauritius » Later Issues The largest known used multiple of the 1859-61 Britannia 1s vermilion
Stamp of Mauritius » Later Issues The largest known used multiple of the 1859-61 Britannia 1s vermilion

Lot 20191 – The largest known used multiple of the 1859-61 Britannia 1s vermilion

Mauritius » Later Issues
Price realised
14’000 GBP
Estimate
5’000 – 8’000 GBP
Auction date
mar. 30 juin 2020 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

THE LARGEST RECORDED USED MULTIPLE

1859-61 Britannia 1s vermilion, a used strip of seven, close to large margins, one stamp with small wrinkles, considered the most important Britannia used multiple especially so on a high value, a spectacular showpiece with the scarce ‘PAID’ in circle cancel

Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, October 1968 (Lot 128)

Expertise: Cert. BPA (2018), Ferchenbauer (1981) and Diena (1980)

Catalogue ref: SG 34
Auction
2020 Spring Auctions
Catalogue
Mauritius

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