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  • Lot# : 444 Falkland

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    1928 (Feb 7): Issued in South Georgia, provisional 2½ d. handstamped surcharge in black on 2 d. purple-brown, an unused block of four, first stamp variety "Surcharge Double", of fine appearance, fresh and fine with somewhat typical black stains from the surcharge at left, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Just two examples are recorded of this variety - the other being contained in the John DuPont block of thirty (Grosvenor, March 2013, lot 2149). A major Colonial rarity. Certs. BPA (1982), (2022) Gi = £ 63'900+.
    Starting bid : 20,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 40,000 CHF