Lot 60026 – 1850-51 12 cents black on pale blue, Townsend Type

Stamp of British Guiana 1850-51 12 cents black on pale blue, Townsend Type

Lot 60026 – 1850-51 12 cents black on pale blue, Townsend Type

British Guiana
Price realised
75’000 EUR
Estimate
5’000 – 7’000 EUR
Auction date
Fri 27 Jun 2014 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1850-51 12 cents black on pale blue, Townsend Type D, with initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, cut square, used on cover (Duff correspondence, full letter enclosed) from Berbice JU 2 1851 to Demerara with clearly dated Demerara cds JU 03 1851, the stamp tied by archive fold at left. Very rare on a full cover Provenance: Wilson Expertise: Cert. BPA (2014)
Catalogue ref: 7

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