Lot 40018 – 1850 Cottonreel 8 cents black on green, Townsend t
Lot 40018 – 1850 Cottonreel 8 cents black on green, Townsend t
British Guiana
Price realised
4’600 EUR
Estimate
3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Auction date
Wed 8 Jun 2016 at 20:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1850 Cottonreel 8 cents black on green, Townsend type B, security initials “EDW” of postal clerk Wight, cut round with frame clear, doubly struck cds of November 1851, tiny thin and trace of central crease, a good example of this rarity (SG £16’000 as cut round)
Provenance: Ferrary 1921, Burrus 1963
Expertise: Cert. Brandon
Estimate: € 3’000 – € 5’000 Catalogue ref: 4
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