Lot 30277 – THE « SIR JOHN WILSON » 12 CENTS PALE BLUE COVER

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Lot 30277 – THE « SIR JOHN WILSON » 12 CENTS PALE BLUE COVER
Stamp of British Guiana » 1850 Cotton-Reels (SG 1-8) THE "SIR JOHN WILSON" 12 CENTS PALE BLUE COVER
Stamp of British Guiana » 1850 Cotton-Reels (SG 1-8) THE "SIR JOHN WILSON" 12 CENTS PALE BLUE COVER
Stamp of British Guiana » 1850 Cotton-Reels (SG 1-8) THE "SIR JOHN WILSON" 12 CENTS PALE BLUE COVER
Stamp of British Guiana » 1850 Cotton-Reels (SG 1-8) THE "SIR JOHN WILSON" 12 CENTS PALE BLUE COVER
Stamp of British Guiana » 1850 Cotton-Reels (SG 1-8) THE "SIR JOHN WILSON" 12 CENTS PALE BLUE COVER
Stamp of British Guiana » 1850 Cotton-Reels (SG 1-8) THE "SIR JOHN WILSON" 12 CENTS PALE BLUE COVER
Stamp of British Guiana » 1850 Cotton-Reels (SG 1-8) THE "SIR JOHN WILSON" 12 CENTS PALE BLUE COVER
Stamp of British Guiana » 1850 Cotton-Reels (SG 1-8) THE "SIR JOHN WILSON" 12 CENTS PALE BLUE COVER
Stamp of British Guiana » 1850 Cotton-Reels (SG 1-8) THE "SIR JOHN WILSON" 12 CENTS PALE BLUE COVER
Stamp of British Guiana » 1850 Cotton-Reels (SG 1-8) THE "SIR JOHN WILSON" 12 CENTS PALE BLUE COVER

Lot 30277 – THE « SIR JOHN WILSON » 12 CENTS PALE BLUE COVER

British Guiana » 1850 Cotton-Reels (SG 1-8)
Prix réalisé
18’000 GBP
Estimation
20’000 – 30’000 GBP
Date de vente
mer. 6 déc. 2023 at 13:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

THE « SIR JOHN WILSON » 12 CENTS PALE BLUE COVER

1850-51, 12 cents black on pale blue, Townsend Type D, with initials of postal clerk Wight « EDW », cut square with close to good margin on three sides, used on 2 June 1852 entire letter (Duff correspondence) from Berbice to Demerara, with clearly dated Demerara cds on June 3, the stamp tied by archive fold at left as in the two covers recorded, consequently being available to collectors in this condition only; (SG £160’000).

The earlier known usage on cover of only two recorded exhibiting this stamp. All « Cotton Reels » are exceedingly scarce on cover and renowned « aristocrats » of worldwide philately.

Provenance:

Sir John Wilson (Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection)

John E. du Pont (Lot 60026, David Feldman SA, June 2014)

« Imperium » (Lot 30045, David Feldman SA, October 2021)

Expertise: Cert. BPA (2014)

Catalogue ref: S.G. 7
Vente aux enchères
Winter Auction Series
Catalogue
Great Britain & British Empire

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