1875-80 Wmk Crown CC, 4d red perf.14x12 ½, extremely fine mint with full lightly hinged original gum, lovely fresh colour and most certainly one of the finest known examples of this major Barbados rarity of which LESS THAN TWELVE ARE RECORDED according to the Edmund Bailey handbook. Expertise: Cert. BPA (1998). Provenance: Forsyth (1978), E. Gilbert. Scott 53b, SG 84 = £6'000, Michel III = 9000 EUR. (Image)