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Auction: 25017 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 5513

(x) Great Britain
1847-54 Embossed
1/- green block of nine (3x3) from the right of the sheet, overprinted "specimen" (Type 1) in red; full original gum with one or two hinge marks, thin in margin, remarkable freshness and quality of embossing, showing none of the usual cracking. A hugely important embossed piece. Spec. H1s, £27,000++. Photo.

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Estimate
£4,000 to £8,000