Lot 211
1857, 6d dark green (5), deep bright color accentuated by its clear impression, full margins all round, much original gum. Very Fine and a marvelous example. Unitrade C$20,000 ($15,000).
AN EXTREMELY RARE STAMP UNUSED, OF WHICH ONLY A FEW TRULY SOUND EXAMPLES ARE KNOWN AND FURTHERMORE VIRTUALLY UNOBTAINABLE WITH ORIGINAL GUM.
Expertization: 1973 Diena Certificate.
Provenance: Lord Symms
Nicholas Argenti considered this stamp to be rarer than the 1/- purple unused and possibly as rare as the 1/- cold violet unused. He could only trace a few sound examples in auction over his thirty years of research, since the majority of the dozen or so offered were either in inferior condition or suspect.
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| Realized $28,000 |
