Lot 31155 – 1861 2d Deep Rose on soft yellowish paper ROULETTED, mint og

The Unique Unused Roulette

1861 2d Deep Rose on soft yellowish paper ROULETTED, mint og, light horizontal wrinkle, the unique unused example of this extremely rare stamp, of which only five other examples are known and all are used and two of which only three are on the open market, one of the great rarities of British North America, not priced by SG in mint condition

Expertise: Cert. Canadian Philatelic Expertising Services (1998)

Note: A total of six examples are known to exist, one unused, and five used, and of the six known only four are in private hands

1. Unused example, being the unique example and from the Tatiana Collection

2. Used example in the Royal Collection

3. Used example in the Tapling collection at the British Library

4. Used example with tear at foot and soiling, from the Dale-Lichtenstein, Carr and Griffiths collections (Sold 1999, US$13’800)

5. Used example with thin spot, light crease and minor toning, from the Tomlinson and Highlands collections (Sold 2019, CAN$34’365)

6. Used example with two thins and a corner crease, from the Dale-Lichtenstein, Cusworth and Pitts collections (Sold 2018, £20’000)