Lot 10118 – 1876 unissued 8d purple-browm mint optd. SPECIMEN (type
Lot 10118 – 1876 unissued 8d purple-browm mint optd. SPECIMEN (type
Lot 10118 – 1876 unissued 8d purple-browm mint optd. SPECIMEN (type
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters
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Price realised
800 GBP
Estimate
700 – 1’000 GBP
Auction date
Tue 16 Jun 2026 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1876 unissued 8d purple-brown with SPECIMEN (type 9), small traces of original gum, attractive and very rare, only 5-7 examples recorded by Galland and Louis (S.G. £4’500).
Catalogue ref: S.G. 156as
Auction
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