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Auction: 25031 - The Lionheart Collection of British Empire Part XXIV
Lot: 108

(x) Cape of Good Hope
1861 Woodblocks
4d. Carmine 'Error of Colour'
4d. carmine error of colour, good margins on two sides and cut-into and thinned at left, small tear at lower right; lightly cancelled leaving 'four' almost clear, still an attractive example of this hugely rare stamp. B.P.A. (1982) and (1998) Certificates. S.G. 14ea, £95,000

provenance:
Arthur Hind, 1934
Sir Maxwell Joseph, 1982
'Bonaventure', 1993


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

Estimate
£22,000 to £26,000

Starting price
£20000