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Auction: 5026 - The Edward Gilbert Collection of Important British Empire
Lot: 512

xCyprus 1882-88 Watermark Crown CA, Die I 1/2p. emerald-green block of four, lightly mounted mint with the lower pair remaining unmounted; toned, the right-hand vertical pair with vertical creases and the upper left-hand stamp with surface mark and marginal split. Despite these faults, hugely rare and an almost certainly unique multiple of this rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1980). Sc. 19b; S.G. 16, £20,000. Photo Estimate £ 6,000-8,000

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