Lot 70844 – 1861 Perot’s Second Issue Postmaster Provisional (1d) carmine-red used

1861 Perot’s Second Issue Postmaster Provisional (1d) carmine-red crowned circle “PAID / AT / HAMILTON. BERMUDA” struck on bluish laid paper, with clear margins, neat and unobtrusive by pen cross cancel, very fine and extremely rare, one of only five examples recorded, this being the finer of only two used singles (with the others being an unused example and two used on covers) (S.G. £110’000).

A British Empire rarity of the highest importance.

Note: Described and illustrated in the “Encyclopaedia of Rare and Famous Stamps”, Volumes I and II by L. N. Williams.

Provenance:

Discovered by Morris Ludington in 1948.

Ludington collection sold by Christie’s in 1999, lot 242, for £70’850.

David J. Saul collection sold by Spink in 2013, lot 4, for £69’600.