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Lot# 3940 - Auction 227-233

  • Lot# : 3940 New Guinea

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    Setting 2 / GRI and Value 5½-6 mm. Apart 1914 (Dec 16): 1 s. on 1 m. carmine, Setting 2, position 1, an unused example, centred to lower right, of rich colour and fine, large part og., tiny hinge thin at top not detracting from appearance. Just 128 examples of both 1 mark stamps (Gi 12 and 27) were surcharged. A rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1980) Gi = £ 5'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection Robert M. Gibbs, Corinphila sale 78, 27 Sept 1988, lot 1902.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF