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Auction: 24026 - British Guiana Part 1 - The Simon Greenwood Collection
Lot: 141

British Guiana
1856 Provisionals Type-set and printed on surface-coloured paper at the Official Gazette, Georgetown
The Finest Example Recorded of One of the Great Worldwide Rarities
4c. black on blue
4c. black on blue "sugar paper" (paper coloured through), good margins, initialled "E.D.W." for postal clerk Wight, cancelled by "a 1 c" coded d.s. for 17 November 1856. Without doubt, this is the finest known example of this great classic rarity in British Empire and worldwide philately, confirmed by the fact that only about twelve examples are recorded -one of which is in the Royal Philatelic Collection. This gem is further enhanced by featuring the latest recorded usage. Friedl Certificate (1977). S.G. 27, £225,000. Photo

provenance:
Philipp von Ferrary, Sale 2 October 1921
"Great", March 1970
Melat, November 1985

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Sold for
£65,000

Starting price
£48000