Lot# 2206 - Auction 265-273
Auction 265-273
-> British West Indies - Collection Besançon (part II)
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-> Bermuda
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Lot# : 2206 Bermuda
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1865: 1 d. pale rose-red, wmk. Crown CC, a used example on local 1882 Hamilton cover tied by "Hamilton / Bermuda / 1" duplex (Aug 22), the cover with a few small pinholes and "Imitation is the sincerest forme of flattery" in red manuscript - this originally coined by Charles Caleb Colton but normally attributed to Oscar Wilde.rnrnProvenance: Collection Sir Henry Tucker, Harmers, London 17 Oct 1978, lot 135.Starting bid : 80.00 CHFHammer price : 180.00 CHF -
