Lot 10134 – 1901 (3 Dec) prepared for use though not issued, the famous 2 1/2d. purple on blue

Stamp of Great Britain » King Edward VII 1901 (3 Dec) prepared for use though not issued, the famous 2 1/2d. purple on blue
Stamp of Great Britain » King Edward VII 1901 (3 Dec) prepared for use though not issued, the famous 2 1/2d. purple on blue
Stamp of Great Britain » King Edward VII 1901 (3 Dec) prepared for use though not issued, the famous 2 1/2d. purple on blue
Stamp of Great Britain » King Edward VII 1901 (3 Dec) prepared for use though not issued, the famous 2 1/2d. purple on blue

Lot 10134 – 1901 (3 Dec) prepared for use though not issued, the famous 2 1/2d. purple on blue

Great Britain » King Edward VII
Price realised
56’000 GBP
Estimate
80’000 – 100’000 GBP
Auction date
mer. 4 oct. 2023 at 13:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1901 (3 Dec) prepared for use though not issued, the famous 2 1/2d. purple on blue. A fantastic and incredibly rare marginal example from the left of the sheet (beautifully matching the imprimatur in the previous lot), with good perfs on three sides, a stunningly fresh example with large part OG; probably the finest example extant and an exhibition quality rarity of which very few exist, the first marginal example to have come to the open market for several decades and much rarer than the 2d. Tyrian Plum. Cat. £160,000 +

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