Ceylon 1857-59 'Pence Issue' 4d Dull Rose
- Maker
- British Ceylon
- Year
- 1857
- Rank
- 47 of 100
Ceylon 1857-59 'Pence Issue' 4d Dull Rose
Ceylon 1857-59 'Pence Issue' 4d Dull Rose by British Ceylon (1857) is ranked 47 in the FLOAT 100 for Stamps. It sold for $71,875 on 1 January 2008. The headline rarity of the imperforate 'Pence' issues and one of the great British colonial classics.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The headline rarity of the imperforate 'Pence' issues and one of the great British colonial classics.
SG 4, 4d dull rose, imperforate; ~10 mint examples known; mint
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $71,875
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 1 January 2008
Mint example realized $71,875 at Cherrystone, Jan 2008. SG catalogue value of a mint copy GBP 70,000-100,000.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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