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

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 +