Lot 60118 – ST. GEORGES POSTMASTER STAMP, ONE OF ONLY THREE EXAMPLES

ST. GEORGES POSTMASTER STAMP, ONE OF ONLY THREE EXAMPLES RECORDED OFF COVER.1860 (1d) J. H. Thies’ Issue at St. Georges, carmine-red crowned circle “PAID / AT / ST. GEORGES BERMUDA”, cut octagonally with fine to large margins hinged on original piece with pen cancel cross, some gum staining at top left has been reduced by soaking in water since it last appeared on the market, an extremely rare stamp with only three used singles recorded, missing even from the Royal Collection (S.G. £85’000, Mi. €95’000).References: Listed as stamp IV in “Encyclopaedia of Rare and Famous Stamps” by L. N. & M. Williams, which lists three used singles and two on cover, although one cover has not been seen since 1899Expertise: Cert. BPA (2017)