Day 3 - Great Britain, British Colonies, Pre-Union South Africa - the Besançon Collection (Part Ii)

1841: 1 d. red-brown on lightly blued paper, Plate 61, lettered MA-MF/NA-NF, an unused block of twelve from left of sheet with marginal inscription "Per Row of 12. £1...Per Sheet. Place", with large even margins all round, worn impression with vivid colour, vertical bends largely through the margins between the stamps otherwise of splendid appearance, fresh and very fine, large part or unmounted og. Delightful Gi BS28.rnrnProvenance: Collection J.B. Seymour, RL, London, 20 Feb 1952, lot 454.rn                        Collection Major General Sir Leonard Atkinson, RL, London, 6 Nov 1990, lot 199.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas