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Lot# 2619 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 2619 Jamaica

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    1920 (Dec 10): 1 s. orange-yellow & red-orange, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, a used example with variety "Frame Inverted", well centred and of splendid rich colour, tied to small piece by part 'Kingston' datestamp in black. A magnificent stamp - one of the rarest issued varieties in British Colonial philately. A superb example of an extremely rare stamp Gi = £ 25'000.rnProvenance: Collection Byron R. Cameron, RL, London, 5 Nov 1974, lot 211.rnNote: See "Stamps of Fame" by the L. N. Williams, pages 165 and 166 for further information. A part sheet was found in Manchioneal Post Office, who were not invoiced for a complete sheet, some stamps from the same sheet had already been sold, unnoticed, in Kingston.
    Starting bid : 10,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 16,000.00 CHF