Lot 30987 – 1887 Jubilee handpainted 2 1/2d essays for Trinidad and Bahamas, unique

Stamp of Bahamas 1887 Jubilee handpainted 2 1/2d essays for Trinidad and Bahamas, unique

Lot 30987 – 1887 Jubilee handpainted 2 1/2d essays for Trinidad and Bahamas, unique

Bahamas
Price realised
3’200 GBP
Estimate
2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Auction date
Wed 1 Jul 2020 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1887 Jubilee handpainted 2 1/2d essays for Trinidad and Bahamas, each on tracing paper and affixed to piece of light lined card, the former (A) executed in light blue with TRINIDAD POSTAGE and portrait surround in Chinese white, the latter (B) in pink with some scroll details and portrait surround in Chinese white with the value tablet reading 37 2 1/2d 87 to signify the Jubilee, an attractive and unique pair

Provenance: Ex Vestey (Dec 2014 lot 181)

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