Lot 40030 – 1851 Cottonreel on pelure paper (very thin and tra
Lot 40030 – 1851 Cottonreel on pelure paper (very thin and tra
Lot 40030 – 1851 Cottonreel on pelure paper (very thin and tra
British Guiana
Price realised
5’500 EUR
Estimate
5’000 – 8’000 EUR
Auction date
Wed 8 Jun 2016 at 20:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1851 Cottonreel on pelure paper (very thin and transparent), 4c black on pale yellow, Townsend type C with thin rule, security initials of “WHL” (postal official Lorimer) and cancelled by central Demerara cds AP 1 1851, cut round with frame-line fully intact, cert. states “washed colour, creasing”, a good example of this extremely rare stamp (SG £24’000)
Expertise: Cert. BPA (2016)
Estimate: € 5’000 – € 8’000 Send for BPA? very faded
Catalogue ref: 8
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