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Lot# 439D - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 439D Trinidad u. Tobago

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    Inbound to San Fernando 1847 (April 16): Lady McLeod (5 c.) blue, imperforate, a superb used example from the top left corner of the supposed sheet of 50 subjects (position 1 on the supposed sheet of 50 or perhaps 54 (6 x 9) and probably lithographed by Charles Pétit on instructionms from David Bryce, the owner of the vessel), with mostly huge margins on three sides and showing portion of adjoining stamp at right, shaved at lower left but without doubt the finest example extant on letter; on 2 March 1848 entire letter from Port of Spain to San Fernando cancelled by manuscript ink cross in ink. Census #C32, illustrated in "Trinidad - A Philatelic History" by Sir John Marriott, Michael Medlicott and Reuben A. Ramkissoon on page 290. A magnificent entire letter of great importance to classical philately. Certs. Philatelic Foundation (1979), W. Jakubek (1998).rnProvenance: R. A. Siegel, New York, 4 April 1979, lot 322; Muscott's Private Treaty for London International, May 1980; Western Auctions, 6 Sept 1986, lot 1746; Hapsburg Feldman, Zurich, 4-9 Dec 1998, lot 30962; Robson Lowe, London, 9 May 1990, lot 80; Heinrich Köhler, Wiesbaden, 8 Feb 1997, lot 546.rnNote: This is the sole stamp showing the distance between the adhesives on the plate as no pairs exist. This distance measures slightly less than 2 mm., and the plate most probably consisted of 50 stamps - the corner marginal area on the stamp here shows a width on both sides of 8½ mm.
    Starting bid : 25,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold