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Auction: 19039 - The 'Bartica' Collection of British Guiana Ship Type Issues
Lot: 5

(x) British Guiana
1852 (1 Jan.) Lithographed by Waterlow on Surface-Coloured Paper
Unused
4c. black on deep blue with "a" of "patimus" altered to "e" in manuscript to provide the correct spelling of "petimus", unused with small part original gum, traces of frame-lines in places, extensive adhesions on reverse; small surface faults at top. A presentable example of this very rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (2012). S.G. 10, £25,000. Photo

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Sold for
£7,000