Lot 31
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Canada, 1851, Queen Victoria, 12d black, laid paper (Unitrade 3), horizontal pair, clear to large margins except barely touching at the upper right, deep color, fine impression and light concentric ring cancels, faint horizontal crease, visible only in fluid, exceptionally fresh and otherwise otherwise F.-V.F. Scott 3 $200,000 as singles. Unitrade C$450,000 as singles ($337,500),
THE FINEST OF JUST THREE RECORDED PAIRS.
Expertization: 1961 & 1984 PF Certificates.
Provenance: Adler
A stunning used pair of the iconic 12d, widely considered to be the finest of the three recorded.
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