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Auction: 25024 - The Lionheart Collection of British Empire Part XXIII
Lot: 3034

(x) British Guiana
1852 1c. black on magenta, used, large margins all around, tied to piece by 'demerara' (6.53) c.d.s., faint trace of a crease at lower right not affecting the appearance; a very fresh and bright example of this iconic stamp, notorious for quality issues. Signed Giulio Bolaffi and Peter Holcombe and accompanied by their certificates (1963) and (1981). S.G. 9, £6,500.

provenance:
Caspary, 1950
Burrus, November 1963

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£3,000 to £5,000

Starting price
£2400