Lot 30283 – THE RARE “ETED” INITIALS ON 4 CENTS MAGENTA

THE RARE “ETED” INITIALS ON 4 CENTS MAGENTA1856 Provisional 4 cents black on magenta, displaying the remarkable initials of postal clerk Dalton “ETED”, showing large even margins and brilliant colour, with light Demerara datestamp of 17 June 1856, usual air-hole, ink etching, small thin and pressed crease; (SG £25’000).A very rare stamp in an unrepaired state of preservation and displaying this great appearance. The earliest known usage of the very rare initials “ETED”, which have been recorded as used from June to August 1856, with only seven examples known.Provenance: John E. du Pont (Lot 60073, David Feldman SA, June 2014)“Imperium” (Lot 30115, David Feldman SA, October 2021)Expertise: Signed “Thier” Max Thier, Cert. BPA (2014)