Great Britain and British Commonwealth British Guiana
Sale No: 19
Lot No: 1222
Symbol: o
Cat No: 25
1856, 4 c, black on rose-carmine, initials of postal clerk Wight EDW, cut square, crispy clear central DEMERARA cds of 12 November 1856 (the last usage is known with 13 November 1856), lower left corner added, a desirable rare shade, ex John E. du Pont and F. T. Small/lot 74/Robson Lowe/1970/stated as very fine, sign Richter, cert BPA, visually SUP! Schätzpreis 48.000€. (Image)
Estimate € 48000
Opening EUR 4,800.00
Sold...EUR 4,400.00
Closed..Sep-11-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 4400
Sale No: 19
Lot No: 1223
Symbol: o
Cat No: 20
1853-55, 4 c., pale blue, printed by Waterlow, SMALL SHIPS, type 7, 1st setting, with neatly strike of BERBICE, very good to large margins, a rare and desirable item, ex John E. du Pont, CV £700, XF! Schätzpreis 840€. (Image)
Estimate € 840
Opening EUR 180.00
Sold...EUR 180.00
Closed..Sep-11-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 19
Lot No: 1225
Symbol: cover
Cat No: 35
1862 sep 23, 4c + 8c, envelope sent from GEORGETOWN to BLACKBURN, England, both stamps cancelled A03 GEORGETOWN duplex, red LONDON at the leftof OC13, reverse arrival backstamp of day later, fine and clean condition, VF - XF! Schätzpreis 2.500€. (Image)
Estimate € 2500
Opening EUR 2,600.00
Sold...EUR 2,600.00
Closed..Sep-11-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2600
Sale No: 19
Lot No: 1226
Symbol: o
Cat No: 95
1866-71, 8d, pink, perf 10, no wmk, used 103, desirable and fresh, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 60€. (Image)
Estimate € 60
Opening EUR 20.00
Sold...EUR 20.00
Closed..Sep-11-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 20
Sale No: 19
Lot No: 1228
Symbol: cover
Cat No: 128
1881, 4c + 8c, registered letter from BRITISH GUIANA to GOLD COAST, on the front tied by double cds Registration Branch, at left slightly oxidized red framed BRITISH/GUIANA/REGISTERED handstamp, red oval LONDON transit, reverse with blue LIVERPOOL transits and red wax seal Registered GEORGETOWN B GUIANA, some staining on front from the wax seal and small perf fault to 4c. otherwise a very attractive letter with a very unusual destination, VF! Schätzpreis 2.000€. (Image)
Estimate € 2000
Opening EUR 3,200.00
Sold...EUR 3,200.00
Closed..Sep-11-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 3200
Sale No: 19
Lot No: 1229
Symbol: cover
Cat No: 119/120f/121d
1862, OC 2, Typeset 2c black/yellow VERTICAL STRIP OF FOUR, from the complete sixth column of the 6x4 setting, showing types of 10 x2/pos R1/6, 2/6, 11/pos R3/6, variety ITALIC T IN TWO and 12 SE-TENANT/pos R4/6, variety C FOR O IN POSTAGE, on folded entire letter from Edward C. Dillon at Plantation Reliance to F. Pollarda at Demerara, endorsed PER MAIL 2 OCTR 1862/PIAD at upper left, franked at 8c double rate by 1862/Sept, tied by individual mostly very fine strikes of A4C cds, on reverse very fine strike of despatch cds/Demerara arrival cds of same day, upper pair with some gum stains and the vertical crease that is well known since Ferrary at right mentioned for full accuracy, a spectacular and unique cover which is quite simply the greatest item surviving from this popular and fascinating provisional issue with the biggest used multiple known ON AND OFF entire, one of the most famous and important of all British Guiana covers, with an impressive pedigree: ex Ferrary/2nd sale, 13 Oct 1921, lot 266 - PIECE D UNE GRADE RARETE, ex Burrus/Robson Lowe, 26 Nov 1963, lot 142, ex Amundsen/SGA 6 Dec 1967, lot 97, Foxbridge and Dunpont/Feldman 27 June 2014, lot 60102 - realized EUR 57,500+tax, Handbook by Townsend & Howe 1970/illustrated on Plate 11, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 80.000€. (Image)
Estimate € 80000
Opening EUR 34,000.00
Sold...EUR 38,000.00
Closed..Sep-11-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 38000
Sale No: 19
Lot No: 1231
Symbol: *
Cat No: 123ba
1862, 4 c., black on blue, rouletted 6, with inner frame lines (!) AND 1 for I in BRITISH, no wmk, signed R. Mather, signed and certificate A. Diena, position 11 (Row 2/5) of sheet of 24, CV £11000, extremely scarce stamp, magnificent and one of the most desirable, XF! Schätzpreis 13.200€. (Image)
