Lot 168
1850-51 12c indigo 'Cotton reel', Townsend...




Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5938
Auction: 22 November 2022 at 00:00 GMT
Estimate: £7,000 - £9,000
Description
1850-51 12c indigo 'Cotton reel', Townsend type 'A', cut round, frame line complete with close to good margins, indistinct initials, used with large part 'DEMERARA' cds ('2 DE 2 1851'). A fine example of this classic rarity, with the 'indigo' recognised as the scarcest of the three 12c papers. Ex Ferrary, with BPA cert (2014), SG 6




