Tradition und Erfahrung in klassischer Philatelie seit 1919

Losnr. 10016 - 309.-320. Auktion

  • Losnr. : 10016 Grossbritannien

    1840 (January), combination proof in dark blue on wove paper, showing five impressions of the fourth stage of the first (later rejected) die, together with five impressions of the first stage of the accepted die, showing the cleared space prior to the engraving of the Queen`s head, from an experimental plate made for comparison of the two backgrounds, as well as for a trial spacing between impressions, the occasional small and trivial edge flaw at left and right sides, of no consequence to the impressions, a choice example of this exceptionally rare proof.  Gi. DP11 = £150,000rnProvenance: Ex. A. Phillips Collection, Stanley Gibbons auction, 17-19 February 1972, lot 493; Ex. The "Yorkshire" Collection.
    Ausruf : 60.000 CHF
    Zuschlag : 70.000 CHF