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Lot# 2780 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 2780 Sudan

    Official 1902: 1 m. brown & pink, overprinted in Khartoum, an unused irregular block of ten (positions 7-9/13-15/19-20/25-26 on the forme of 30 subjects) and the adjoining vertical pair (pos. 21/27), all with variety "Overprint Inverted", position 19 showing oval "O" (Gi = £ 4'250), pos. 25-27 with "Round Stops" (Gi = £ 2'850), fresh and fine colour, three stamps affected by mild diagonal crease and one by minor corner perf. bend, large part og. with five unmounted og. The largest recorded multiple of this variety and a fine piece of philately to locate an adjoining pair Gi = £ 9'900+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Col. J.R. Danson, Robson Lowe, Geneva, 29 April 1977, lot 856 (for the block of ten).
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF