Lot 61130 – 1856, 4c black on magenta, cut octagonally with large margins, initialled “E.D.W”, with very neat Berbice double circle ds
Lot 61130 – 1856, 4c black on magenta, cut octagonally with large margins, initialled “E.D.W”, with very neat Berbice double circle ds
Lot 61130 – 1856, 4c black on magenta, cut octagonally with large margins, initialled “E.D.W”, with very neat Berbice double circle ds
British Guiana
Price realised
11’000 GBP
Estimate
10’000 – 15’000 GBP
Auction date
Thu 8 Dec 2022 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1856, 4c black on magenta, cut octagonally with large margins, initialled “E.D.W”, with very neat Berbice double circle ds, extremely fine and very rare in such outstanding condition (even the examples in the “Imperium” collection had some form of imperfection), probably the finest known example with the Berbice cancel (S.G. £25’000).
Catalogue ref: S.G. 24
Auction
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