Lot 774
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on piece Newfoundland, 1861, 1sh Deep Rose Lake from the first printing (23, Gibbons 20), large to huge margins, tied by oval grid cancel on small piece, very fine, very scarce on piece as no cover bearing a complete 1sh Rose has ever been recorded, with 1986 B.P.A. certificate which states that it is 'genuine' and 1995 Royal certificate which states it is 'genuine' but 'obliteration improved' (not readily apparent and decidedly not the portion of the cancellation which is present on the stamp itself), Scott retail $275.00+, Gibbons £600+ photo

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on piece Newfoundland, 1861, 1sh Deep Rose Lake from the first printing (23, Gibbons 20), large to huge margins, tied by oval grid cancel on small piece, very fine, very scarce on piece as no cover bearing a complete 1sh Rose has ever been recorded, with 1986 B.P.A. certificate which states that it is 'genuine' and 1995 Royal certificate which states it is 'genuine' but 'obliteration improved' (not readily apparent and decidedly not the portion of the cancellation which is present on the stamp itself), Scott retail $275.00+, Gibbons £600+ photo