Lot 3173
Pip's Daily Mail, 116L4, 1c Black on Blue, Unused
An Extremely Scarce Local, Only 3 Recorded Copies, One in Tapling Collection
Ausruf: $500
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,250
Verkauft für $500
Without gum as issued, with a diagonal crease at bottom right. This stamp is seldom offered in auction, the last sold twenty years ago.
There are only three recorded copies of this black on blue variety, with one in the Tapling Collection of the British Library in London.
Wann wird dieses Los versteigert?
Winter 2026 Sale | March 20-22
Sale 22 – Locals — Saturday, March 21, 1:00 PM EST | 10:00 AM PST
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