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Auction: 24010 - The Perry Goldberg collection of First Issues of the World, including Outstanding Indian Feudatory States
Lot: 40

(x) Canada
1851 laid paper, imperf 3d. orange-red (shade) horizontal pair with mainly large margins, unused with part to large part original gum, good impression, small vertical cut and crease in margins between stamps and light diagonal crease none of which affects fine appearance. An outstanding and extremely rare multiple. Greene Certificate (1984). S.G. 1 shade, £76,000, Sc. 1. Photo

Note: Despite the notoriety of the 12d black, the 3d red is far rarer in unused condition with no more than 20 unused examples believed to exist. Of those, nearly all have tight to touching margins and/or a myriad of faults.

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£35,000