Lot 70062 – The Largest Known Mint Multiple of the Entire Post Paid Issue
Lot 70062 – The Largest Known Mint Multiple of the Entire Post Paid Issue
Lot 70062 – The Largest Known Mint Multiple of the Entire Post Paid Issue
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Latest Impressions (SG 23-25)
Price realised
18’000 GBP
Estimate
30’000 – 40’000 GBP
Auction date
Thu 21 Nov 2024 at 15:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
The Largest Known Mint Multiple of the Entire Post Paid Issue
1d. orange red, latest impression, in mint block of six from the lower half of the sheet, positions 7-9 + 10-12, with large part original gum, good to large margins on three sides and just touched at foot, several small faults and position 10 with stain, still in a remarkable state of preservation.
The largest known mint multiple of the entire Post Paid issue and a major showpiece
Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein 1969 (“unique”), Kanai 1993 (Lot 126, Realised CHF18’400), Gross 2008
Catalogue ref: 23
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