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Lot# 3958 - Auction 284 - 290

  • Lot# : 3958 St. Vincent

    Colour Changes 1880 (June): 1 s. bright vermilion, wmk. Small Star sideways, perf. 11½ to 12, an unused horizontal pair of good colour, variety "Imperforate between Vertically", left hand stamp with small thin, some creasing on part og., nevertheless of immense rarity - the sole pair in private hands, with the only other example housed in the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Gi = £ 25'000.rnProvenance: Collection Dale-Lichtenstein, Harmers, New York, 19 Sept 1990, lot 364.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 14,500 CHF