Trinidad 1847 'Lady McLeod'
- Maker
- Private ship local (David Bryce, SS Lady McLeod), Trinidad
- Year
- 1847
- Rank
- 48 of 100
Trinidad 1847 'Lady McLeod'
Trinidad 1847 'Lady McLeod' by Private ship local (David Bryce, SS Lady McLeod), Trinidad (1847) is ranked 48 in the FLOAT 100 for Stamps. It sold for $51,775 on 24 September 2015. The first adhesive postage stamp issued anywhere in the British Empire outside Britain — a foundational private-post rarity.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The first adhesive postage stamp issued anywhere in the British Empire outside Britain — a foundational private-post rarity.
Blue 'LM' steamship vignette; listed as a private local
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $51,775
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 24 September 2015
Spink London, Vestey collection, 24 Sep 2015: GBP 34,000 (~$51,775) — top lot of the sale.
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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