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Auction: 15042 - Windward Islands and British Guiana, British Honduras, Cayman Islands and Jamaica from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 391

Jamaica
1921 Abolition of Slavery 6d.
The Unoverprinted Stamp on Script CA Watermarked Paper
6d. red and dull blue-green upper right corner example, large part original gum with hinge remainders in the margin, the stamp with only a small hinge mark at top; small inclusion at centre and with overall toning, nevertheless a very presentable example of this iconic stamp. One of the premier rarities of 20th. Century philately. P.F. Certificate (1957). S.G. 91, £38,000. Photo

Note: It was considered politically inexpedient to have the suggested "Abolition of Slavery" stamps issued and when the first two printings reached Jamaica on 11 May 1921 they were destroyed. The Crown Agents were also instructed to destroy the unissued supply held by them. A third printing reached Jamaica in October 1921 and was also destroyed except for two blocks of four on Script paper. One corner block of four resides in the Royal Philatelic collection. The other was broken up and now resides in private collections

provenance:
Aguilar
Cameron, November 1974
J.M. Mahfood, January 2011

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Sold for
£8,500