Lot# 6201 - Auction 291-297

Local Surcharges 1885 (Jan-March): 5 c. on 8 c. orange-yellow, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, a used example with variety "Surcharge Double" and "E" of CENTS in surcharge almost missing; lightly cancelled in black. A fine example of an extremely rare stamp. Cert. RPSL (1953) Gi = £ 3'750.rnProvenance: Collection Rear Admiral Frederic Harris, Harmer Rooke, New York, Feb 1953; Collection William Frazer, Spink, London, Oct 2003; Collection 'Fernland', Spink, London, 15-16 April 2010, lot 288.