Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 3

Imprimatur 1840, 1 d. black, unused, Plate 3, lettered TF from the base of the Imprimatur sheet, ample to large margins all round and in a deep resonant shade, only stamps AL, SC-SL and TA-TL were removed (22) from both the 'Before and After Hardening' Imprimatur sheets. A beautiful and extremely rare Imprimatur of stunning visual appeal. Certs. RPSL (1969), BPA (1986) Gi = £ 42'000.rnProvenance: H.R: Harmer, London, 21-28 Sept 1925, lot 350; Robson Lowe, London, 5 Nov 1958, lot 14. Offered as a stamp, not as an Imprimatur; Robson Lowe, London, 18 Feb 1959, lot 42. Offered as an Imprimatur.