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Auction: 5026 - The Edward Gilbert Collection of Important British Empire
Lot: 283

xBritish Guiana 1850-51 "Cottonreels" Pelure Paper 4c. pale yellow (Townsend Type C), initials indistinct, cut square and lightly cancelled with double-arc d.s.; small marginal tear, stain and natural staining though a most presentable example of this extraordinarily rare stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1997). Sc. 3; S.G. 8I, £60,000 Estimate £ 8,000-10,000 provenance: Champion

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