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

1880 (April 1): 1 d. red, plate 216, lettered IJ-IL, an unused horizontal strip of three, marginal from right of sheet with part imprint "the Labels ABOVE the", overprinted SPECIMEN (Type GB9) in black. Typical light gum wrinkles, fresh and fine, large part og. A scarce and most attractive multiple.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Aphrodite', Spink, London, 24 Feb 2009, lot 10.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas