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Auction: 1014 - Collector's Series - Stamps
Lot: 250

Ceylon 1883-98 Watermark Crown CA Trial Perforation 12 2c. dull green, unused with part original gum; a few slightly clipped perfs. and tiny fox spot on face, otherwise fine. Extremely rare and the finer of the two known examples. R.P.S. Certificate (2004). S.G. 151a, £5000. Photo Estimate £ 3,000-4,000 Note: These trial perforations are very elusive and often missing from the important collections of Ceylon. The following list demonstrates their rarity. Arthur Hind (1934): 2c., 4c., 24c. and 36c. Baron de Worms (1938): 24c. Sir Ernest de Silva (1959): 4c. and 24c. Gordon Bailey (1962): 24c. and 48c. Dale Lichtenstein (1969): 2c. Isleham (1987): 24c. and 48c. William Frazer (2003): 2c. D.J. Norris (2006): 2c. Alexander Reid (2010): 2c. In addition the Royal Collection: 2c. and 4c. provenance: Arthur Hind, May 1934 Frederic Harris, February 1951 Dale Lichtenstein, February 1969 William Frazer, October 2003 D.J. Norris, May 2006

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