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Auction: 24026 - British Guiana Part 1 - The Simon Greenwood Collection
Lot: 133

British Guiana
1856 Provisionals Type-set and printed on surface-coloured paper at the Official Gazette, Georgetown
4c. black on magenta or rose-carmine
4c. black and magenta, No. 4 in the block, large margins, initialled "E.T.E.D." - corresponding to postal clerk Dalton, cancelled by Demerara double-arc d.s. for 5 July 1856; pressed lower left corner crease, this being a minor fault compared to other frequent ones such tears, pin holes or tears. A very fine example of this stamp, of which only seven examples are recorded with these initials. S.G. 24, £25,000. Photo

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£8,000

Starting price
£4800