Auction: 5026 - The Edward Gilbert Collection of Important British Empire
Lot: 203
xBechuanaland Stellaland 1884 (29 Feb.) Arms Issue 3d. orange block of eight, Types 5 to 8, with 1mm. sheet margin at top, variety imperforate between, fresh unused without gum; light vertical crease and shallow at centre, Type 6 in the top row with closed tear and pin-hole. The largest recorded multiple of this popular variety and an outstanding showpiece. B.P.A. Certificate (2002). Sc. 2a; S.G. 2c, £3,600+. Photo
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