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Auction: 20010 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 1783

Great Britain
Queen Elizabeth II Issues
1997 450th. Death Anniversary of King Henry VIII, 26p. King Henry VIII, complete sheet of sixty (two panes 6x5), the two vertical rows at left showing progressive failure of perforation leaving the upper left corner vertical pair completely imperforate and the lower left vertical strip of three imperforate between the stamps and the left margin, the remaining five stamps in this row showing faint indents between the stamps and margin; a few tiny wrinkles. fine unmounted mint. A spectacular item. Only six imperforate pairs recorded. S.G. 1965a, £7,250 for an imperforate vertical pair

provenance:
Sir G. Baillie

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Estimate
£2,200 to £2,500

Starting price
£1800