Great Britain and British Commonwealth BRITISH GUIANA
Sale No: 348
Lot No: 3033
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1850-51 type-set circular 'BRITISH GUIANA 4 cents' lemon-yellow, initialled E.D.W (Wright) in blue, 'Cottonreel' 1st issue. FU appearance, repaired, cut round, 'Demerara / 3 OC 1851' cds. SG 3 cat £24,000 for cut round & under-catalogued. (The famous Du Pont collection only had 3 singles of the 4c which sold in Europe in 2014 for €48,000 - €108,000 - cut round single with tear was €96,000!!!). Famous classic rarity. 2015 Scheller photo cert. (P)
Estimate AU$9,000
Opening AU$ 6,000.00
Sold...AU$ 8,500.00
Closed..Jan-30-2019, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 8500
Sale No: 348
Lot No: 3035
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Cat No: 6
1850-51 type-set circular 'BRITISH GUIANA 12 cents' indigo, initialled in centre, 'Cottonreel' 1st issue. GU with Demerara cds, cut round, some faults, very deep colour. SG 6 cat £13,000 for cut round. Genuine budget example of this famous classic rarity. 2009 Brandon photo cert. (P)
Estimate AU$5,000
Opening AU$ 3,700.00
Sold...AU$ 3,900.00
Closed..Jan-30-2019, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 3900
Sale No: 348
Lot No: 3048
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Cat No: 24
1856 type-set provisional Ship 4c black on magenta, initialled 'E.D.W.' of E D Wright. Superb U appearance with village type cds, expertly repaired horiz tear, cut square with amazingly large margins on 4 sides, fantastic deep colour. SG 24 cat £25,000. The amazingly huge margins definitely make it one of the best looking genuine examples of this famous classic rarity. 2013 Roumet photo cert. (P)
