Lot 60008 – 1850-51 8 cents black on blue-green, with initials

Stamp of British Guiana 1850-51 8 cents black on blue-green, with initials

Lot 60008 – 1850-51 8 cents black on blue-green, with initials

British Guiana
Price realised
110’000 EUR
Estimate
12’000 – 15’000 EUR
Auction date
Fri 27 Jun 2014 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1850-51 8 cents black on blue-green, with initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, fresh colour, cut round and used on cover from Plantation Foulis (Duff correspondence, full letter enclosed) to Demerara, light strike of Demerara datestamp DE 18 1850, stamp tied by archive fold Very rare on full cover Provenance: Wilson, Walcott, Emerson, Gibson Expertise: Cert. BPA (2014)
Catalogue ref: 4

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