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Auction: 1013 - The Alexander Reid Collections of Antiqua, Cayman islands and Ceylon
Lot: 95

Ceylon 1863-66 Watermark Crown CC, Medium Thin and Slightly Soft Paper Perf. 12 1/2 2d. yellowish green, unused without gum and of good colour, small surface blemish at top, otherwise fine. Extremely rare, only four unused examples are recorded, one of which is in the collection of Her Majesty The Queen, and one is repaired. B.P.A. Certificate (2002). S.G. 50d, £8500. Photo Estimate £ 2,500-3,000

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