used 1d. deep brick-red pair with watermark sideways and good to enormous margins, crisply cancelled and lovely colour; very fine. Photo | Christie's

Sale 1280

BRITISH EMPIRE STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY

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18 - 19 July 2001

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Lot 14 | Cape of Good Hope 1853 Paper Deeply Blued Read more

used 1d. deep brick-red pair with watermark sideways and good to enormous margins, crisply cancelled and lovely colour; very fine. Photo

Price realised

GBP 518

Estimate

GBP 600 - GBP 700

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used 1d. deep brick-red pair with watermark sideways and good to enormous margins, crisply cancelled and lovely colour; very fine. Photo

Provenance

Schofield, 1951
E.C. Francis, 1976
"Salisbury", 1995
Ad Idhusophon, 1999
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Pre-Lot Text

Cape of Good Hope
1853 Paper Deeply Blued
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