Losnr. 6714 - 218.-221. Auktion
218.-221. Auktion
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Losnr. : 6714 New Guinea
Setting 1 / GRI and Value 6 mm. Apart 1914 (Oct 17): 5 d. on 50 pf. black & purple on buff, the famous unused example with variety "Surcharge Inverted", the stamp with slight thinning on the perforations at left and one or two nibbed perfs. at base mentioned for complete accuracy and in the somewhat dried state other Bute 'Blitz' stamps exhibit, otherwise fresh and very fine with large part og. This stamp is mentioned in the Gibbs handbook on page 68. An extraordinary stamp with no example in the Royal Collection and unique. Signed David Field. Cert. BPA (1959) Gi = listed but unpriced.rnrnProvenance: Collection Marquess of Bute, RL, London, 29 April 1959, lot 14.Ausruf : 7.500 CHFZuschlag : 7.500 CHF