Lot 70560 – Office of Works: 1902 10d. dull purple and carmine

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Lot 70560 – Office of Works: 1902 10d. dull purple and carmine
Stamp of Great Britain » Officials Office of Works: 1902 10d. dull purple and carmine
Stamp of Great Britain » Officials Office of Works: 1902 10d. dull purple and carmine
Stamp of Great Britain » Officials Office of Works: 1902 10d. dull purple and carmine
Stamp of Great Britain » Officials Office of Works: 1902 10d. dull purple and carmine
Stamp of Great Britain » Officials Office of Works: 1902 10d. dull purple and carmine
Stamp of Great Britain » Officials Office of Works: 1902 10d. dull purple and carmine

Lot 70560 – Office of Works: 1902 10d. dull purple and carmine

Great Britain » Officials
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
28’000 – 32’000 GBP
Auction date
Fri 9 Dec 2022 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

Office of Works: 1902 10d. dull purple and carmine O.W. Official, mint n.h. block of four from the top left corner of the sheet, a fantastic multiple of exhibition quality and the finest of the two recorded blocks in private hands. (S.G. £29’000 as single unused examples, which doesn’t take into account the premium for unmounted mint and the rarity of such a large multiple), cert BPA (1974) and photocopy of cert. Astley (2005).

Provenance: Ex De La Rue Archives

Catalogue ref: SG S.G. O35
Auction
Autumn Auction Series 2022
Catalogue
Great Britain & British Empire

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