Tradition und Erfahrung in klassischer Philatelie seit 1919

Losnr. 284 - 234.-243. Auktion

  • Losnr. : 284 Ceylon

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    1859 (April 23): 4 d. dull rose, wmk. Star on white wove paper, an unused example of this iconic stamp, huge margins on three sides and showing portion of adjoining stamp at right, ample margin at top; of vibrant true colour, fresh and very fine with large part original gum. An extraordinary example of one of the rarest of all unused basic issued stamps of the British Commonwealth. A delightful stamp for the philatelic connoisseur: without doubt the finest of the very few examples recorded. Cert. RPSL (1959) Gi = £ 70'000.rnProvenance: Collection Baron de Worms, June 1938; Collection Sir Ernest de Silva, Jan 1959; Collection Lars Amundsen, Dec 1967; Collection Joseph Hackmey, Feb 2009.
    Ausruf : 30.000 CHF
    Zuschlag : 65.000 CHF