Auction 309-320 - Great Britain 1840–1841 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

1857, 1 d. dull red, plate 48, lettered ED, die II, alphabet III, large crown wmk., unused, variety Imperforate, printed on toned paper, no gum, four good margins, slightly soiled, a scarce example from this transitional printing with only 15 imperforate examples from plate 48 recorded in the Karl Louis Card Index, all originating from the top seven A to G rows. Cert. RPSL (1995). SG38 C9(5)g = £5'500.rnRemark: The adjoining imperf. single plate 48, EE, is in the Royal Collection.rnProvenance: Cavendish 18 July 1992, lot 358.