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Auction: 21077 - Important Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 203

(x) China
1898 C.I.P. Waterlow composite imperforate miniature sheet of nine (3x3), comprising Bean Goose $1 (3) + $2 (3) + $5 (3) se-tenant, imperforate on wove unwatermarked paper, wide margins all round, small tear/wrinkle in upper right margin which just affects one $1 unit, nevertheless very fine and fresh. An extraordinary and important piece as such sheetlets were usually perforated, with a Waterlow security ovpt. and punch hole on each unit. Probably unique in this format. Photo

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Estimate
£10,000 to £15,000

Starting price
£8000