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

1891 (Jan 28): £ 1 green, wmk. Crowns, lettered FD/GD/HD/ID, a used vertical strip of four of excellent rich colour, each stamp cancelled by "Belfast" cds's (May 7, 1894) in black. Unobtrusive registration blue crayon lines at left on top stamp only, a marvellous multiple: just seven vertical strips of four recorded in the Karl Louis card index. Rare Gi = £ 3'200+.rnrnProvenance: Bonhams, London, 14 Feb 2002, lot 1601.rn                        Collection 'Severn', DF, Geneva, 14 April 2010, lot 20939.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas