By: Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions
lot # 2495 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1867, Queen Victoria, 5s pale rose (57a), Maltese Cross watermark, plate 2, o.g., lightly hinged, unusually well centered and remarkably fresh with lovely pastel color, Very Fine. SG 127; £18,000 ($30,150).
Scott $17,500 ++ Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
A remarkable mint example of this rare shade and plate number combination. Scott indicates a premium of 50% for examples "with margins clear of the design on all four sides".
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