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Auction: 17026 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 2021

Great Britain
Line Engraved Proofs and Essays
1840 "Rainbow" Colour Trials
State 2, in black from the top of the sheet with good to large margins other sides, central punch hole and with clear evidence of abraiding across the Queen's portrait (The abraiding experiment was a short lived attempt to fine an alternative to ink based postmarks for defacing the stamps, so that they could not be fraudulently re-used). Very rare. Specialised DP20c, Photo

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Estimate
£5,500 to £6,000