Lot 70119 – 1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, unused
Lot 70119 – 1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, unused
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
Price realised
20’000 GBP
Estimate
20’000 – 30’000 GBP
Auction date
jeu. 21 nov. 2024 at 15:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, unused, just touched at left to clear margins, from position 11 on the plate, small repair at lower left, one of only eight examples recorded of which one is in the Royal Collection, one of the rarest classic stamps in the world (S.G.40, £225’000)
Provenance: Schindler (1996), “Tatiana” (2020).
Expertise: Cert. Brandon (2005)
Catalogue ref: 40
Auction
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