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Auction: 24012 - The Lionheart Collection of Great Britain and British Empire Part XVIII
Lot: 1121

(x) British Guiana
1850 'Cotton Reel' Issue
12c. black on blue, Townsend Type C, an extraordinary used example with enormous margins all around, initialled 'whl', cancelled by near complete 'demerara' datestamp (1 Dec. 1850). A magnificent and iconic example of a true classic. R.P.S. (1930), B.P.A. (1990) and (2020) Certificates. S.G. 5

provenance:
W.A. Townsend, Harmers, London, 1969
Besancon, May 2022

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

Sold for
£15,000

Starting price
£14000