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Auction: 5016 - British Empire
Lot: 2118

x St. Vincent 1861 (8 May) no watermark, rough to intermediate perf. 14 to 16 6d. deep yellow-green unused with part original gum. A fine example of this very rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1997). S.G. 2, £6,500. Photo Estimate £ 2,500-3,000Note: In the J.L. Messenger handbook, this stamp in unused condition is described as "among the major rarities of St. Vincent" and indeed there was no unused example in the Messenger collection

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