Lot 1061

GREAT BRITAIN, SG 2, 1d. black plate 5 lettered A-G/A-H and B-G/B-H, unused never hinged block of four with full original gum, stamp B-H with variety 'guide line through value'. This great rarity originates from a block of six stamps where the 2 right stamps were creased and have been removed, leaving this spectacular and attractive block of 4. It has graced several famous collections like Stanley Date, Fisher and Sayeed, RPS certificate no.26265 from May 25th 1944, cat.value €125.000,=++