Lot 30284 – THE “FREDERICK T. SMALL” MARGINAL EXAMPLE 1856 Provisional 4 cents black on magenta used

THE “FREDERICK T. SMALL” MARGINAL EXAMPLE

1856 Provisional 4 cents black on magenta, Type 1, initials of postal clerk Watson “CAW”, exceptionally large margins and denoting to originate from the bottom of the sheet, Demerara datestamp of 16 April 1856 struck twice, deep fresh colour, in superb condition apart from a horizontal crease at centre which seems to have been caused, according to the layout of the cancellation strikes, when the stamp was unusually applied overlapping the edge of a correspondence; (SG £25’000).

Provenance:

Frederick T. Small (Lot 66, Robson Lowe, March 1970, “superb but for a horizontal crease”), showing his “Comet” hs on reverse

John E. du Pont (Lot 60076, David Feldman SA, June 2014)

“Imperium” (Lot 30117, David Feldman SA, October 2021)

Expertise: Cert. BPA (2014)