Lot 66
66
on piece 8p scarlet vermilion, vertical pair, lower stamp bisected diagonally, tied by oval of bars cancellation to small piece, good margins; small scissor cut between the stamps and small fault at foot; unique

Details
on piece 8p scarlet vermilion, vertical pair, lower stamp bisected diagonally, tied by oval of bars cancellation to small piece, good margins; small scissor cut between the stamps and small fault at foot; unique
Provenance
Alfred H. Caspary, 1956
Robert H. Pratt, 1986
Literature
Illustrated in Robert H. Pratt's The Pence Issues of Newfoundland 1857-1866, 1982, p. 87

Lot Essay

EXPERTIZATION:
1971 B.P.A. Certificate

NOTE:
The B.P.A. Certificate states "genuine so far as the Committee can tell". In view of the reluctance of Committees to certify bisects unless on full cover, this lot is offered "as is". No other vertical pair of the 8d. has been recorded
est.