Losnr. 3070 - 222.-226. Auktion
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Losnr. : 3070 New South Wales
1852 (Dec 3): 3 d. dull yellow-green, on medium greyish paper, a fine unused example, position 8, marginal from top of sheet, clear margin at right and base and portion of adjoining stamp at left, of rich colour and large part og. A wonderful and extremely rare stamp, this was cut (for some obscure and daft reason) from the famous Sir Daniel Cooper (first President of the RPSL) block of 38 stamps, thus this is the finest of the single stamps from the original multiple. Cert. BPA (1975) Gi = £ 3'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection Baron Ferrary de la Renotière, Sale 3, Paris, 3-4 April 1922, lot 132.rn Collection Arthur Hind, Harmers, London, 2-4 July 1934, lot 217.rn Collection Alfred H. Caspary, Harmers, London, 6-9 Oct 1958, lot 160.rn Collection Josiah K. Lilly, Harmers, New York, 15-16 May 1958, lot 284.rn Thereafter cut with the John Boker and 'V. P. Manwood' sales showing the left hand block of fifteen stamps only.Ausruf : 1.000 CHFZuschlag : 7.500 CHF