Lot 10083 – 1pi Black, imperforate die proof with guideline at the lower left corner, showing the erroneous inscription in the lower panel
Lot 10083 – 1pi Black, imperforate die proof with guideline at the lower left corner, showing the erroneous inscription in the lower panel
Egypt » 1867-69 Penasson » Issued Stamps
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
2’400 – 2’800 EUR
Auction date
Mon 4 Dec 2023 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1pi Black, imperforate die proof with guideline at the lower left corner, showing the erroneous inscription in the lower panel where two pencil markings are apparent and these display one dot to be omitted above right hand word in Arabic in the lower panel, and Arabic character to be deleted from the lower panel, plus another Arabic character converting the singular “Girsh” to the plural “Ghroosh”, thin, superb appearance.A unique showpiece.
Provenance: Peter Smith (Illustrated in his book on page 161).
Catalogue ref: Nile Post D11
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