Lot 60078 – 1856 Provisional 4 cents black on magenta, Type 2,
Lot 60078 – 1856 Provisional 4 cents black on magenta, Type 2,
British Guiana
Price realised
75’000 EUR
Estimate
15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Auction date
ven. 27 juin 2014 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1856 Provisional 4 cents black on magenta, Type 2, initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, extraordinarily large margins, used on cover to Georgetown with ms date “June 5th 1856” and tied by Demerara datestamp of JU 6 1856, Berbice arrival JU 7 on flap
Very fresh colour, an extremely rare cover
Provenance: Ferrary
Expertise: Signed Bloch, cert. BPA (2014) Catalogue ref: 24
Catalogue
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