Lot 47
GB 1871 Ormond Hill 2d Die Proof in chrome-yellow

Stamps & Covers of The World Including Great Britain, 30th-31st July | S25013
Auction: 30 July 2025 at 11:00 BST
£3,600
Description
1871 Ormond Hill Die Proof in chrome-yellow. Printed on thin, hard white wove paper (67 x 76mm), with reversed ‘34’ below, ‘NEW DIE’ and ‘1’ above. Some buckling, due to the nature of the paper, and thinning well clear of the impression; discolouration at corners on the reverse, not affecting the proof's dramatic appearance. RPS Certificate (2008). Spec. DP46b, £18000.
Footnote
Ex Royal Philatelic Collection.

