Position 63 - 1947-00-00 Transaction Summary

Purchase Date:
1947-00-00
How Purchased:
Inheritance
Where Purchased:
Auction No.:
Lot No.:
Sound/Fault:
Sound
Catalogue Value:
$ 3,500
Realized:
$ 0

Description

The stamp passed from the 4th Marquess of Bute to the 5th Marquess of Bute by inheritance. The stamp lost its gum in 1940 during flooding of the vaults during a German air raid on London.
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