Lot 141
1867 10d Red-brown Pl.1. (Wmk. Emblems) abnormal lettered BI




The Phillips Collection of Great Britain | Part III | S24001
Auction: 4 April 2024 at 12:00 BST
£22,800
Description
1867 10d Red-brown Pl.1. (Wmk. Emblems). Used example of this very rare abnormal issue lettered BI cancelled by a crisp “C” handstamp of Constantinople. Some minor defects and re-perforated wing margin. Only fourteen used examples of this abnormal have been recorded. Of these, nine were used at the British Post Office in Constantinople and the remaining five in London. SG99, Spec. J99. 1968 RPS Cert. Cat £55,000.




