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  • Lot# : 3819 Papua New Guinea

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    1907 (May-June): Small Papua Overprint (Type 4), 1 d. black & carmine, wmk. vertical, comb perf. 14 on thin paper, a used vertical pair, positions 25/30 on the sheet of 30 subjects, both with variety: "Overprint Reading Upwards", upper stamp neatly cancelled by 'Port Moresby' datestamp (Jan 10, 1908) in black. Minor aging from hinge on upper stamp, the lower stamp with some browned intact original gum, an extremely rare and fine multiple. Cert. Ceremuga (2012) Gi = £ 12'500.rnrnNote: There were two sheets with this variety. All the stamps were cancelled at Port Moresby with the exception of the bottom horizontal row of five. Both sheets were similarly aligned with slight differences in the overprint alignment for stamps from the same sheet position. One sheet was recorded by R. Simpson in 'Philately from Australia', Vol. VIII, No. 4.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,400 CHF