Lot 60027 – 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 60027 – 1850-51 12 cents black on pale blue, Townsend Type

British Guiana
Price realised
80’000 EUR
Estimate
20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Auction date
Fri 27 Jun 2014 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1850-51 12 cents black on pale blue, Townsend Type C, “2” of “12” with straight foot, with initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, cut square, with both Demerara and Berbice datestamps of April 1851, the variety showing clearly (SG £85’000) Extremely rare with only a handful known Expertise: Signed J. B. Moens, cert. BPA (2014)
Catalogue ref: 7a

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