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Lot 30014 – 1859 Cover from Demerara to London with wing margin pair of 1s green

Lot 30014 – 1859 Cover from Demerara to London with wing margin pair of 1s green
British Guiana » British Post Offices
Prix réalisé
5’000 GBP
Estimation
600 – 900 GBP
Date de vente
jeu. 14 oct. 2021 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1859 Cover from Demerara to London, bearing wing-margin pair of 1s green cancelled by « A03 » numeral oval of Demerara, matching despatch cds for 25 November on flap, pair just tied at lower right, slight corner bend on left stamp and cover shortened at left, not detracting from a unique usage; a very desirable franking as the only known 1s pair on cover (Townsend and Howe state « 1/- value not seen on cover »).

Provenance:

Dale-Lichtenstein (lot 264, H. R. Harmer, February 1969)

John E. du Pont (Lot 60128, David Feldman SA, June 2014)

Expertise: Cert. BPA (2014)

Réf catalogue: SG Z4
Vente aux enchères

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