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

1855: 2 d. blue, plate 5, wmk. Large Crown, perf. 14, an unused block of twelve, lettered AA-AD/CA-CD, centred to top with the upper horizontal row missing POSTAGE, stamp CB with re-entry markings especially prominent at base and in margin below, the block with small imperfections including ironed horizontal bend along the B row but of tremendously fresh colour and large part or unmounted og. Illustrated by Osborne on page 74a. Rare and spectacular Gi F6(1) = £ 30'000++.rnrnProvenance: Collection Vesey, Harmers, London, 26 Nov 1933, lot 17 (as far as one can say; not illustrated in cat.)rn                        Harmers, London, 19 Feb 1970, lot 403.rn                        Collection A.J. Lowe, Phillips, London, 24 May 1984, lot 60.rn                        Phillips, London, 8 Feb 1990, lot 567.rn                        RL, London, 10 June 1993, lot 2274.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas