Day 3 - Great Britain, British Colonies, Pre-Union South Africa - the Besançon Collection (Part Ii)

1864/79: 1 d. red, Plate 88, lettered DJ, a used example, variety "Imperforate" with good margins all round, cancelled by '940' or '946' numeral obliterator in black; small closed tear by upper right D square of no great significance as just 3 examples are recorded from Plate 88 with this variety. Cert. BPA (1935) Gi G1h = £ 3'000+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Hopkins, RL, London, 15 Dec 1948, lot 205.rn                        Stanley Gibbons Merkur, Frankfurt, 10-12 Oct 1974, lot 643.rn                        Collection R. Poutiainen, Stephen Braham, Hounslow, 21 March 1990, lot 347.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas