Lot 51223 – 1861 Electric Telegraph 4R violet mint o.g.

1861 Electric Telegraph 4R violet mint o.g., with the usual imperfections with tone spot at top left and some minor creases, an extraordinary showpiece of what is probably the rarest stamp of India with only two unused examples known and one used, all showing some type of imperfection, and one of the few stamps not present in the Royal Collection; cert. Scheller (2017) S.G. £30’000, Y&T n°3 €60’000.