Lot 10138 – ONE OF ONLY THREE MINT PAIRS: 1877 4d. deep blue horizontal pair, unused with part to large part original gum

Stamp of St. Vincent ONE OF ONLY THREE MINT PAIRS: 1877 4d. deep blue horizontal pair, unused with part to large part original gum

Lot 10138 – ONE OF ONLY THREE MINT PAIRS: 1877 4d. deep blue horizontal pair, unused with part to large part original gum

St. Vincent
Price realised
950 GBP
Estimate
600 – 700 GBP
Auction date
Tue 30 Jun 2020 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

ONE OF ONLY THREE MINT PAIRS

1877 4d. deep blue horizontal pair, unused with part to large part original gum and well-centred; a few small age stains on some perforations, barely visible from face, otherwise fine and very rare, three mint pairs are the only multiples recorded (SG £1’100+).

Provenance: A. Caspary, May 1957, Peter Jaffé, March, 2006

Catalogue ref: SG 25
Catalogue

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