Sale 1159 — 2017 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 June, 2017
Category — Worldwide Stamps and Covers, Great Britain
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GREAT BRITAIN, 1865, 9p Straw, Plate 5 (46; SG 98). Lettered L-C, original gum, rich color, fine centeringA HIGHLY DESIRABLE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1865 9-PENCE STRAW FROM PLATE 5. NO MORE THAN 36 EXAMPLES CAN EXIST.
Stamps from Plate 5 were never issued to the public. Part of an imprimatur sheet (36 stamps) was perforated by De La Rue for inclusion in presentation albums to members of the Stamp Committee. Several of these are now in institutional collections.
SG £18,000.
20,000
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