Lot 65834 – 1859-61 Britannia Issue 6d. blue showing the Perkins Bacon “CANCELLED” handstamp
Lot 65834 – 1859-61 Britannia Issue 6d. blue showing the Perkins Bacon “CANCELLED” handstamp
Lot 65834 – 1859-61 Britannia Issue 6d. blue showing the Perkins Bacon “CANCELLED” handstamp
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
Price realised
6’000 GBP
Estimate
6’000 – 7’000 GBP
Auction date
Thu 29 May 2025 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1859-61 Britannia Issue 6d. blue, very large balanced margins, showing a crisp part strike of the Perkins Bacon “CANCELLED” handstamp, pos.2 from the single block of six that was originally presented to Ormond Hill in 1861, a superb example and of this great rarity (S.G. £13’000)
Provenance: Peter Jaffe.
Expertise: Cert B.P.A. (2024).
Catalogue ref: S.G. 32 var
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