Sale #163 - Day 2

1898 2d Pembroke Peak, a lovely selection with UM block of 16 (unplated) in an unusual pale shade (some perf. separation and few very minor tones), UM right marginal strip of four in a lovely deep shade, several singles in a range of shades, corner examples from three of the corners of the sheet, one with Sheet No. 486, another with minor re-entry and finally an example of the forged pair imperf horizontally. The used include four blocks of six, strip of three and 9 pairs, single with '88' for '98'. There are also six plated copies, three of them with major re-entries (CP $600 each as mint). SG.248, CP E5a Cat. $8494 + the used major re-entries.