Lot 51666 – 1856 Wmk Large Star 6d blue with “CANCELLED” barre
Lot 51666 – 1856 Wmk Large Star 6d blue with “CANCELLED” barre
Lot 51666 – 1856 Wmk Large Star 6d blue with “CANCELLED” barre
St. Helena
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Price realised
2’200 GBP
Estimate
2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Auction date
Thu 25 Jun 2015 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1856 Wmk Large Star 6d blue with “CANCELLED” barred oval (made by Perkins Bacon as a gift to Rowland Hill’s family), framelines just touched, slight thinning, very rare, only 6 were cancelled as such (this being pos.4 from the horizontal block of 6), but only 4 have been recorded (SG £10’000)
Provenance: Jaffé
Expertise: Cert. Brandon (2006) Catalogue ref: 1
Catalogue
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