Sale 1274
Spink London
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17 May 2001
Price realised
GBP 1,725
Estimate
Egypt unused 10pa. on 2½pi. violet, perf. 12½ vertical pair, variety tête-bêche, part original gum; the variety with one foxed perforation, the normal with small thin. Rare. R.P.S. Certificate (2001). S.G. 43b, £1,500
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