Auction 250 - 256 Day 1

1880 (Oct 14): ½ d. deep green, wmk. Crown, an unused horizontal pair, variety "Imperforate", good to large margins all round, of deep rich colour, unobtrusive vertical bend on right hand stamp, large part og. Extremely rare, only two pairs recorded in the Karl Loius card index! Gi K1a = £ 8'500.rnProvenance: Phillips, 2 Nov. 1989, lot 366; Collection A. Gilbert, Phillips, 23 April 1997, lot 74.