Lot 405
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1841 2d blue "with lines" Small Trial Plate, In Jan. 1841, specimens were needed of the new 2d blue "with lines" for the postmasters’ notices. However, the printing wasn’t ready yet, so a mini-plate of 12 was made, without corner letters. Scarce and beautifully pristine. S.G. Spec. DP43; £1,500 ($2,050).
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