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Auction: 8021 - British Empire Stamps and Covers
Lot: 549

British Guiana 1856 paper coloured through, 4c. black on deep blue, initialled "EDW" (E.D. Wright) and cancelled with large part Demerara "au 15" double-arc d.s.; cut octagonally and with traces of paper thinning which may be a natural characteristic. An attractive example of this extremely rare stamp. R.P.S. (1953) and E. Diena (1986) Certificates. S.G. 27, £85,000. Photo Estimate £ 10,000-12,000

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