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Lot# 9032 - Auction 274-283

  • Lot# : 9032 Ceylon

    Recess by Perkins Bacon 1859 (April 23): 9 d. purple-brown on white paper, wmk. Star, imperforate, the wonderful unused example of fresh vibrant colour with fine even margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at base, merest hint of horizontal bend at base in no way detracting from the lovely appearance of this famous stamp; fresh and extremely fine, trivial age spot on otherwise superb large part og. A spectacular example of an immensely rare stamp. Patrick C. Pearson in his London Philatelist 1984/87 series of articles "Ceylon 'Pence' Rarities - Where are they now?" stated less than 20 unused stamps recorded! Signed Georg Bühler. Certs. Bühler (1981), BPA (1981) Gi = £ 60'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection Alfred H. Caspary, Harmers, New York, 24-26 Feb 1958, lot 389.rn                   Collection Lars Amundsen, Stanley Gibbons, London, 6-8 Dec 1967, lot 179.
    Starting bid : 25,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 36,000 CHF