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Auction: 24026 - British Guiana Part 1 - The Simon Greenwood Collection
Lot: 143

British Guiana
1856 Provisionals Type-set and printed on surface-coloured paper at the Official Gazette, Georgetown
The Unique, Largest Recorded Franking
Covers
1856 (13 May) envelope ex the Barlow correspondence to Georgetown, bearing two 4c. black on magenta (one just touched at right), initialled "E.D.W." for postal clerk Wight, paying the double rate, clearly tied by Demerara double-arc d.s., with another neat strike on reverse. According to our records, the only recorded cover displaying two examples, making it the largest franking known, out of fewer than fifteen recorded covers bearing this stamp. In addition, boasting a very attractive quality above the norm, and being one of five covers known bearing cut-square examples of this stamp. S.G. 24. Photo

Note: This sale features the sole two frankings, out of fewer than fifteen recorded with this stamp, that do not exclusively display a single example - the other shows a combination franking with Great Britain-.

provenance:
"Great", March 1970


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Sold for
£32,000

Starting price
£8500