Lot 60030 – 1850-51 pelure paper (very thin and transparent, a

Stamp of British Guiana 1850-51 pelure paper (very thin and transparent, a

Lot 60030 – 1850-51 pelure paper (very thin and transparent, a

British Guiana
Price realised
80’000 EUR
Estimate
3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Auction date
Fri 27 Jun 2014 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1850-51 pelure paper (very thin and transparent, almost onionskin) 4 cents black on pale yellow, Townsend Type B, with initials of postal official Lorimer “WHL”, cut round, tear at right, with central Demerara datestamp OC 17 1851(SG £17’000) A very rare stamp Provenance: Small Expertise: Cert. BPA (2014)
Catalogue ref: 8

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