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Lot 30214 – 1881 2 cents on 24 cents green (SG O5) with missing provisional horizontal black bar

1881 2 cents on 24 cents green (SG O5) with missing provisional horizontal black bar
1881 2 cents on 24 cents green (SG O5) with missing provisional horizontal black bar
1881 2 cents on 24 cents green (SG O5) with missing provisional horizontal black bar
1881 2 cents on 24 cents green (SG O5) with missing provisional horizontal black bar
Lot 30214 – 1881 2 cents on 24 cents green (SG O5) with missing provisional horizontal black bar
British Guiana » Later Issues » 1876-91 Ship Issues (SG 126-215)
Price realised
1’200 GBP
Estimate
400 – 600 GBP
Auction date
Thu 14 Oct 2021 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1881 2 cents on 24 cents green (SG O5), exhibiting the major horizontal bar omitted error, excellent centring, mint o.g., some light gum wrinkling, otherwise very fine and no other examples so far known; (SG unlisted).

Note: As use of Officials had ceased in 1878, the black errors were needed only to cover the original face values.

Provenance: John E. du Pont (Lot 60107, David Feldman SA, June 2014)

Catalogue ref: SG 159 var

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