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Lot# 5010 - Auction 227-233

  • Lot# : 5010 Chile

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    First London Printing 1853 (July 1): 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, wmk. pos. 1, a fine unused example with ample to huge margins all round, of fresh vibrant colour, with large part og. and seldom encountered thus. An extremely rare stamp unused - it should be noted that some great collections of the past, Albert Quast, Dale-Lichtenstein for example, never obtained an example and the stamp is very much under-catalogued. Signed Calves. Cert. A. Diena (1962), Philatelic Foundation (1995), BPA (1996) Gi. 1 = £ 550/Scott = $ 650.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF