Lot 70896 – 1855, 6d slate gray on wove paper, unused

1855, 6d slate gray on wove paper, unused (no gum), full to large margins all around, crisp impression, only the right side margin and parts of the bottom margin have been added, a very fine appearing example of this major rarity in unused condition, the Philatelic Foundation has only certified two unused examples of this rarity and likely no more than a dozen unused examples exist, cert. P.F. (1984) (Scott 5, S.G. 9 £45’000, Michel 3ax, Unitrade C$35’000).