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Auction: 25011 - The David Spivack Collection of Queen Victoria Overprinted for use in the Bechuanalands
Lot: 227

(x) Bechuanaland
1889 "Four Pence" on ½d. Vermilion
Issued Stamps
½d. vermilion variety "ourpence" omitted [97] in a lower left corner block of six, large part original gum; some creasing in margin and top row. A magnificent and highly important block, the lettering of [98] deteriorated during printing. Extremely rare, possible a single also exists. R.P.S. Certificate (1989) and B.P.A. Certificate (1997). S.G. 53b, £15,000. Photo

provenance:
Jeffrey K. Weiss, November 1996

Besançon, June 2024

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£8,000 to £10,000