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SIERRA LEONE 1897 SG69 Mint QV 2½d on 2s dull lilac type 10 surcharge

Stock Code: P223007486

1897 2½d on 2s dull lilac, type 10 surcharge from R5/5 of the setting, large part o.g. A very fine example of this great rarity, of which just 16 were printed, twelve of which are recorded by Walton to be in private hands in mint condition (this example from sheet II (bottom half, stamp 15-C) in the reconstructions) along with the unique used example (which is actually se-tenant with an example of SG 67), two housed in institutional collections, and one other still not accounted for. Ex Dale Lichtenstein (Harmers NY 14 Mar 1991, lot 327).

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SIERRA LEONE 1897 SG69 Mint QV 2½d on 2s dull lilac type 10 surcharge - $25,360.00*

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