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Auction: 24029 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 5756

(x) Great Britain
Officials
Inland Revenue
1902-04 £1 dull blue-green 'i.r. official', a magnificent mint marginal block of four from the left of the sheet, virtually full original gum (the slightest of encroachment of hinge strengtheners from the selvedge at left); a major exhibition showpiece of the highest calibre and the largest known multiple of this incredibly rare high value, the next largest being a vertical pair which adjoins this block. The crowning jewel in even the most advanced collections of Great Britain or of mint blocks of four. Holcombe (1992) and B.P.A. (1993) Certificates. S.G. O27, £200,000+

provenance:
Robson Lowe Auction, Geneva 1975 (Where this was part of an original archival find.)


Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£60,000 to £80,000