Sale 1159 — 2017 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 June, 2017
Category — Worldwide Stamps and Covers, Hong Kong thru Newfoundland
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
351°
NEVIS, 1861, 6p Gray Lilac on Grayish Paper (7; SG 3). Sheet of twelve with top selvage, original gum, five stamps Mint N.H., fresh color, barest trace of toning between top left vertical pairVERY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE SHEET OF THE 1861 6-PENCE GRAY LILAC ON GRAYISH PAPER.
It should be noted that the Scott Catalogue value for this issue is without gum. Original-gum stamps are quite scarce, and the five Mint N.H. examples in this sheets are truly rare.
Ex Ferrary and Avery. Illustrated in Melville and Borromeo & Freeland
E. 3,000-4,000
2,600