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1857 1sh Reddish Purple on Bluish Wove Paper, Imperforate The famous "Dale-Lichtenstein" mint single, surrounded by oversized margins and showing a large portion of papermaker's watermark letter "A" of "T.H. SAUNDERS", fabulous fresh colour and bright impression on immaculate fresh paper possessing small part original gum. Superior physical traits very rarely seen on this key classic stamp, let alone with the WATERMARK. This stamp boasts the largest margins of any known mint or unused example we have seen and is without question one of the very finest in existence; an outstanding stamp for the connoisseur, XF OG GEM
Expertization: 2004 Greene Foundation certificate
Provenance: Alfred Lichtenstein, H.R. Harmer, Inc., April 1956; Lot 997
The "Provenance" Collection of British North America, Harmers of New York, January 1983; Lot 2053 - realized an impressive US$20,000 hammer, tied for second place for the highest realization in this important sale featuring stamps in the highest quality attainable. It was only surpassed by a right margin mint Canada 12 penny black!
Frederick R. Mayer, H.R. Harmer, May 2004; Lot 562 - stating stamp emanated as well from the "Jephcott collection".
A FABULOUS MINT EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-SHILLING REDDISH PURPLE WITH PAPERMAKER'S WATERMARK. AFTER LENGTHY RESEARCH THROUGH DECADES OF PAST AUCTION "NAME" SALES WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ANY EXAMPLE THAT CAN COMPARE TO THE ONE OFFERED HERE. A SUPERLATIVE MINT STAMP WORTHY OF THE FINEST COLLECTION.
(Catalog value: 80000 C$)

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