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Auction: 1013 - The Alexander Reid Collections of Antiqua, Cayman islands and Ceylon
Lot: 46

Ceylon 1857-59 White Paper, Watermark Star, Imperforate Issued Stamps 6d. brown with mainly good to large margins, touched at lower left, unused without gum, very fine. An extremely rare stamp with fewer unused examples known than the 4d. dull rose. A. Diena (1967) and R.P.S. (1988) Certificates. S.G. 6a, £10,000. Photo Estimate £ 4,000-6,000 provenance: J. Hackmey, February 2009

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