Lot 254
1880 2½d Blue Colour Trial Pl.15 (Wmk. Orb inverted). Fine unused o.g. imperforate horizontal block of four lettered IC-…

The Phillips Collection of Great Britain | Part 2 | 5958
Auction: 16 January 2024 at 10:00 GMT
Estimate: £600 - £800
Description
1880 2½d Blue Colour Trial Pl.15 (Wmk. Orb inverted). Fine unused o.g. imperforate horizontal block of four lettered IC-JD, printed in a distinctly paler blue shade compared to the issued colour. Some surface rubbing on ID, spots on IC, and several diagonal gum creases, nevertheless a very rare multiple. SG142. Cat. £16,000.

