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  • Lot# : 3727 New Guinea

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    Setting 11 / GRI and Value 5 mm. Apart 1914 (Dec 16): 5 d. on 50 pf. black & purple on buff, Setting 11, position 3, a fine unused example centred to upper right, with variety "Surcharge Double, Both Inverted", fresh and fine with large part og. Gibbs states, on page 88 of the handbook that just two unused examples are recorded (the other is ex Bute), and one used on cover. Illustrated in Gibbs on page 88. Extremely rare. Signed Holcombe; cert. BPA (2017) Gi = £ 13'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection Robert M. Gibbs, Corinphila sale 78, 27 Sept 1988, lot 1888.rn                   Collection 'Kamina', Matthew Bennett, 12 Nov 2004, lot 108.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,500 CHF