Lot 61250 – 1855-57 London Printing 1s pale yellow-green on blued paper in horizontal pair, used

1855-57 London Printing 1s pale yellow-green on blued paper in horizontal pair, lightly cancelled by “6” barred numerals of New Plymouth, some minor surface rubbing and cert. states that is has “been washed to remove some creasing”, a very rare multiple (the largest known being a strip of three) with only a handful known, with this example being more attractive than the pair in the Hackmey collection which was hammered for US$8’000, cert. Holcombe (1988) (S.G. £11’000+).