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Auction: 17026 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 2023

Great Britain
Line Engraved Proofs and Essays
1871 1½d. Die Proof trials for lighter and more fugitive colours, watermark small star, printed in deep yellow green on yellowish wove paper (42x42mm.), numbered "35" in reverse below the design, overprinted "specimen" type 10, endorsed "NO 3/Green 1/Shill" and dated "25/11"; stunning fresh colour and a magnificent rarity. Specialised DP57, £42,000. Photo

provenance:
"Maximus"

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Estimate
£15,000 to £20,000