Lot 247
Antigua, 1879, Queen Victoria, 2½d red brown, large "2" with slanting bottom line, Crown CC watermark, o.g.; light diagonal crease, still Very Fine, ex B.J. Hunter, R.P.S. certificate (1955).
SG 19a; £10,000. (Scott 9a).
Scott $11,500
According to Charles Freeland, only four or five examples exist. There were no examples in the Charlton-Henry or Toeg sales, and surprisingly not even the Alexander Reid collection. The Meyer example (sound) realized £5,500 .
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