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Auction: 24012 - The Lionheart Collection of Great Britain and British Empire Part XVIII
Lot: 1153

(x) British Guiana
1856 Provisional Issue
4c. black on magenta, initialled "edw", a possibly unused example, repaired and repainted at top, cut close to design but with ample margins all round. Signed Senf. Accompanied by B.P.A. Certificate (2014) which states that it cannot be certified as unused, nevertheless a rare uncancelled example without the usual defects and rubbing almost always encountered with used examples. S.G. 24, £100,000 (for unused)

provenance:
John du Pont, June 2014
"Imperium", October 2021

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

Sold for
£5,000

Starting price
£4000