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Auction: 5026 - The Edward Gilbert Collection of Important British Empire
Lot: 874

xMauritius 1848 "post paid", earliest impression on thick yellowish paper, 1d. orange-vermilion [3], a deep, sharp and clear impression, unused without gum, clear to good margins and good bright colour. A most attractive example of this exceptionally rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (2002). Sc. 3; S.G. 3, £35,000. Photo Estimate £ 6,000-7,000

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£17,000