Lot 362
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Canada, 1851, Queen Victoria, 12d black, laid paper (3), unused without gum, well clear to large margins, bright fresh color and paper, sharp impression. Faint pressed crease, virtually invisible by examination even in fluid, so unobtrusive it was not mentioned in accompanying certificate (but had been noted in 1982 B.P.A. certificate no longer pressed). Fully Very Fine appearing.
Scott $87,500
A SIMPLY LOVELY EXAMPLE OF THIS GREAT 19TH CENTURY BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RARITY OF WHICH 25 UNUSED SINGLES HAVE BEEN RECORDED (SIEGEL CENSUS) AND ONLY ABOUT HALF OF THESE BEING SOUND FOUR MARGIN EXAMPLES.
Expertization: with 2003 Greene Foundation certificate "Genuine in all respects", 1982 B.P.A. certificate, no longer present.
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