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Auction: 24026 - British Guiana Part 1 - The Simon Greenwood Collection
Lot: 72

British Guiana
1852 (Jan.) Lithographed by Waterlow and Sons
The Largest Multiple Known
One Cent
1c. black on magenta block of four adhering to the original paper on which it was used, the left pair Type I, the others Type II, cancelled by Demerara double-arc d.s. for 22 July 1853 and with part of address at right; some small surface faults etc. not detracting from this rarity. This, the largest multiple recorded, is represented by just one additional block of four and two strips of four. S.G. 9, £26,000. Photo

provenance:
Frederick L. de Coppet, 1893
"Great", March 1970
Melat, November 1985

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Sold for
£12,000

Starting price
£3200