Lot 50889 – 1878, Provisional 1 d. on half 5 s. rose, surcharge reading up, an unsevered mint pair
Lot 50889 – 1878, Provisional 1 d. on half 5 s. rose, surcharge reading up, an unsevered mint pair
Barbados
Price realised
5’000 GBP
Estimate
5’000 – 10’000 GBP
Auction date
Sat 22 Jun 2024 at 10:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1878, Provisional 1 d. on half 5 s. rose, surcharge reading up, an unsevered pair, both stamps with ‘1’ of surcharge with curved serif (Type 3a), of very good colour, perf. fault at top, mint with large part og. A great rarity of Barbados with just seven unused pairs recorded by Fitz Roett; cert. RPS (1935) (S.G. £ 26’000); ex C.J.L. Snowden May 1947.
Catalogue ref: S.G. 86b
Auction
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