Lot 165
St Helena SG 3b 1863 (1d on) 6d surcharge omitted mint




The David Summers Collection of Bermuda and the South Atlantic | S26010
Auction: 29 April 2026 10:30 GMT
Description
1863 (1d on) 6d lake, surcharge omitted, fine part o.g. The famous error from the bottom row of a sheet, positioned at R20/9 by the incomplete design at top right corner, adjacent to the example in the Royal Collection, which is from R20/8. Twelve existed but few survive. With BPA Certificate (1968) when SG 6, incorrectly stating ‘’without gum"; with impeccable pedigree, ex Ferrary and Hind. SG 3b, £18000




