Tradition und Erfahrung in klassischer Philatelie seit 1919

Losnr. 9087 - 274.-283. Auktion

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    1861. Cancelled Stamps for Rowland Hill’s nephew Ormond HillrnOn 18 April 1861 Ormond Hill, the nephew of Rowland Hill, wrote to Joshua Butters Bacon the head of Perkins Bacon and Co.:rn“My dear Sir, Two or three of my friends who are collectors of Postage Stamps have asked me to procure for them specimens of new or uncommon stamps whenever I have it in my power. It occurs to me that perhaps you may be able to give me a few ...”rnHe added on 24 April:rn“... I should be glad to have six stamps of each kind ...”rnOn 15 August J. Upham (for J.B. Bacon) sent the stamps to Pearson Hill with the following letter:rn“Dear Sir, I beg now to send you as promised ... an envelope addressed to Ormond Hill Esq. containing 6 obliterated impressions of each of the stamps named in the list and request you will take two of each for Rowland Hill Esq. and yourself and then seal the package and forward it together with a letter which you will also find addressed to him, to Mr. Ormond Hill.”rnIt turned out that the supply of the Crown Agents‘ property was given without authority.rnOrmond Hill was not asked to return the "specimens“, and in fact, all were treated as private property. Nevertheless, the case destroyed Perkins Bacon as future printers for the Crown Agents.rnFrom Peter Jaffe in "Cancelled by Perkins Bacon“, published for Spink & Son Ltd by James Bendon Ltd. (1998).rnrn1862/64: 2 s. dull blue, wmk. Star, rough perf. 14 to 15½, the fourth recorded example, position 1 on the vertical block of six (see Jaffé page 36) with part strike of "CANCELLED" obliterator handstamp in black, the stamp of resonant colour and in the foremost quality; this example being unillustrated or recorded by Peter Jaffé, position 3 (ex collection Lye) and position 4 (ex Jaffé, Hackmey) are also recorded, position 5 is housed in the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. One of just three examples known in private hands Gi = £ 11'000.rnrnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, 12-13 June 2012, lot 391.
    Ausruf : 5.000 CHF
    Zuschlag : 14.500 CHF