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Lot 30137 – 1860-76 Ship issue 8 cents carmine, perf. 10, mint imprint sheet marginal block of thirty-five

1860-76 Ship issue 8 cents carmine, perf. 10, mint imprint sheet marginal block of thirty-five
1860-76 Ship issue 8 cents carmine, perf. 10, mint imprint sheet marginal block of thirty-five
1860-76 Ship issue 8 cents carmine, perf. 10, mint imprint sheet marginal block of thirty-five
1860-76 Ship issue 8 cents carmine, perf. 10, mint imprint sheet marginal block of thirty-five
Lot 30137 – 1860-76 Ship issue 8 cents carmine, perf. 10, mint imprint sheet marginal block of thirty-five
British Guiana » Later Issues » 1860-76 Ship Issues (SG 29-115)
Prix réalisé
8’000 GBP
Estimation
4’000 – 5’000 GBP
Date de vente
jeu. 14 oct. 2021 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1860-76 Ship issue 8 cents carmine, perf. 10, mint imprint sheet marginal block of thirty-five (7×5), from the 3rd setting, types A-B-C-D-E-A-B repeated vertically, mainly displaying good centrings and very fresh, very fine and an extraordinary unused multiple; (SG £17’500+ as singles).

Note: There were about 150,000 issues of this stamp from the 2nd and 3rd printings, with sheets of 50 composed of five transfer types, perforated 10 or 12 1/2 (both settings) and 15 (3rd setting only).

Provenance:

David Bernhard

Edward T. Granger

Frederick T. Small (Lot 143, Robson Lowe, March 1970), showing his « Comet » hs on reverse

John E. du Pont

Réf catalogue: SG 96a
Vente aux enchères

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