Lot 17
 
½d rose, vertical stitch watermark (8, 8 var.), block of four with stitch watermark through left pair, large margins all round, deep color and full original gum bottom pair never hinged. Tiny tear upper left stamp, horizontal crease affecting top pair. Otherwise a Very Fine and unique multiple. Unitrade 8, 8iii.
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000
A REPORTEDLY UNIQUE BLOCK CONTAINING THE ONLY TWO RECORDED MINT EXAMPLES OF THE VERTICAL STITCH WATERMARK.
Expertization: 1974 P.F. Certificate notes "unused, o.g." and mentions faults; a later owner has appended a note about the stitch watermark.
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