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Auction: 11027 - The Chartwell Collection - Great Britain Line-Engraved Essays, Proofs, Stamps & Covers Part 1
Lot: 1268

1852-53 One Penny Red-Brown, Alphabet II Imprimaturs Plate 139, AI-AJ rejoined pair in lake-red showing the marginal inscription; both stamps with the top margin slightly trimmed and pencil or crayon numeral; on blued paper showing sharp ivory heads. Fine Estimate £ 800-1,000 21 stamps were removed from the imprimatur sheet, AA-AL, RF-RL, SL and TL (Royal collection)

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