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Cape of Good Hope
used 1861 "Woodblock" 1d. pale milky blue error of colour in pair with 4d. pale milky blue, large to enormous margins and sharing a fine single strike of the triangular "C/G H" cancellation leaving the "error" value tablet completely clear; crease across one corner crosses both values and is barely discernable on the face. A remarkable example of this classic rarity. R.P.S. Certificate (2001). S.G. 13c, 14, £29,600+
used 1861 "Woodblock" 1d. pale milky blue error of colour in pair with 4d. pale milky blue, large to enormous margins and sharing a fine single strike of the triangular "C/G H" cancellation leaving the "error" value tablet completely clear; crease across one corner crosses both values and is barely discernable on the face. A remarkable example of this classic rarity. R.P.S. Certificate (2001). S.G. 13c, 14, £29,600+
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Further details
The above pair was included in the magnificent display of the Royal Philatelic Collection, by gracious permission of Her Majesty the Queen, at the Stamp Show 2000.
The pair is illustrated in colour in "The Catalogue of the Royal Philatelic Collection" by Sir John Wilson Bt.
The pair is illustrated in colour in "The Catalogue of the Royal Philatelic Collection" by Sir John Wilson Bt.