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Lot 30087 – 1853-59 Waterlow lithographed 1 cent, second stone selection, type B, unused

1853-59 Waterlow lithographed 1 cent, second stone selection, type B, unused
Lot 30087 – 1853-59 Waterlow lithographed 1 cent, second stone selection, type B, unused
British Guiana » 1853 Waterlow Lithographs (SG 11-21)
Prix réalisé
9’500 GBP
Estimation
6’000 – 8’000 GBP
Date de vente
jeu. 14 oct. 2021 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

ONE OF THREE EXAMPLES UNUSED

1853-59 Waterlow lithographed 1 cent brownish red, second stone, type B, complete to mostly wide margins, minute tear mainly confined to the bottom margin and slightly touching the design, as well as a tiny, almost invisible, shallow thin; (SG £17’000).

An immense rarity supported by the fact that we have only recorded three unused examples, unquestionably an outstanding gem of the British Empire.

Provenance:

John E. du Pont

Expertise: Signed Bloch

Census of the unused examples:

– Ex Burrus, « creased and touched at foot »

Currently in a private collection (wide margins)

– Ex du Pont (the example presented here)

Réf catalogue: SG 15
Vente aux enchères

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