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Auction: 20013 - The 'Lionheart' Collection of Great Britain and British Empire - Part XIII
Lot: 561

(x) British Guiana
The 1856 Provisional 4 cents
1856 4c. black on magenta initialled 'caw' by the post official C.A. Watson and cancelled by central strike of 'demerara' c.d.s of March 1856, huge margins and part sheet margin at top; light vertical crease at left through 'postage', fresh colour and a very fine example of this rarity. R.P.S. Certificate (1997). S.G. 24, £25,000

provenance:
Ferrari 1921,
Champion
Edward Gilbert, June 2005

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Sold for
£9,000

Starting price
£8000