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Auction: 25017 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 5131

(x) Great Britain
Line Engraved Proofs and Essays
"Rainbow" Trials
1d. orange-red, block of four cancelled by "national bank of ireland/no. 183" oval cachet in black, clear margins all round and with large sheet margins at foot and right, the reverse with pencil annotation "No. 1 Stamp". Very fine and exceptionally rare, being one of only two known examples - one complete sheet exists in the Royal Collection, and one sheet having been cut. Spec. DP20f. Photo.

Notes: Please see 'Rainbow Trials', David Rowse, pg. 28-33 where the only known complete sheet from the Royal Collection is illustrated.

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Estimate
£4,000 to £8,000