Lot 1190
1190
used 1868-69 Cleaned plates printing, 40 lep. rosy mauve on blue showing error "20" at back corrected to "40", mainly good to large margins and clearly cancelled "97" in lozenge at Alexandria. Very fine and an exceptional overseas usage of this error. S.G. 28b, £900. VL. 40c. Photo
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used 1868-69 Cleaned plates printing, 40 lep. rosy mauve on blue showing error "20" at back corrected to "40", mainly good to large margins and clearly cancelled "97" in lozenge at Alexandria. Very fine and an exceptional overseas usage of this error. S.G. 28b, £900. VL. 40c. Photo

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used 1868-69 Cleaned plates printing, 40 lep. rosy mauve on blue showing error "20" at back corrected to "40", mainly good to large margins and clearly cancelled "97" in lozenge at Alexandria. Very fine and an exceptional overseas usage of this error. S.G. 28b, £900. VL. 40c. Photo
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.