Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1840: 2 d. blue, plate 2, lettered GE-GF / HE-HF, a used block of four with just shaved to large margins, cancelled by light strikes of the Maltese Cross in black, minor imperfections Gi DS8 = £ 22'000.
Provenance: Collection 'Great Britain The Line Engraved Issus 1840–1870', The Åke Rietz Collection, Corinphila 7 June 2023.​​​​​​​