Sale 1159 — 2017 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 June, 2017
Category — Worldwide Stamps and Covers, New Zealand thru Zanzibar
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Cat./Est. Value
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361°
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, 1861, 2p Dull Rose, Rouletted (1b; SG 5). Virtually complete roulettes on three sides, lightly cancelled by Charlottetown eight-bar oval, recent certificate mentions a corner crease which is insignificantFINE. AN IMPORTANT RARITY OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES IN PRIVATE HANDS, ALL OF WHICH ARE USED.
There are five recorded examples of this stamp, all used. None have full roulettes and all have faults to some degree. One is in the Royal Collection, and another is in the Tapling Collection in the British Library.
Ex Melat and Tomlinson. Signed Pemberton. With 1986 R.P.S. and 2015 B.P.A. certificates. SG £22,000
22,500
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