I was indeed quite lucky to get this! Through a friend I got a question from someone who had this bottle (from her late husband, she's not a wine or port drinker), about what is was and what her options were.
Once I got some pictures of the bottle, I was able to give her some information and her options. She didn't want to auction it off, and would rather have that a Portlover got to buy it (who will open and enjoy it). And luckily that turned out to be me .
The level of the bottle seems quite ok (very top shoulder), but the capsule is a cracked on top of the bottle (some cork is showing).
I made a simple seal for the time being, as I plan to open it later this year at my 50th Bday.
All in all, a bit of a gamble, but as it's probably the only chance for me to get a VP at this marvellous age (and from a legendary vintage), I thought I should go for it (and also I got it at a fair price, so I could justify it).