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Auction: 25017 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 5449

Great Britain
1850 "Archer" Perforation Trials
One Penny Red-Brown
Plate 92: RI-RJ partly severed horizontal pair, unusually well centred and tied by two Bristol Spoon cancellations of 16 May 1854 to envelope addressed to Tewkesbury, dated markings on reverse; fine. An exceptionally rare multiple from the rarest of the Plates used by Archer which are catalogued by Stanley Gibbons. A remarkable new discovery. S.G. 16b, Specialised £2,800 for a single on cover used after Feb. 1854. Photo.

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Estimate
£1,500 to £2,000