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Auction: 1013 - The Alexander Reid Collections of Antiqua, Cayman islands and Ceylon
Lot: 27

Cayman Islands 1907 (November) Provisionals "1D" on 5/- salmon and green showing very clear surcharge double, light vertical crease at right but superb appearance, fresh and fine mint. Extremely rare and a major exhibition showpiece. B.P.A. Certificate (1990). S.G. 19a, £22,000. Photo Estimate £ 10,000-12,000 Note: Approximately 15 or so examples are believed to exist. Of these, one is in a marginal block of four, two are in pair with normal, two postally used and three fiscally used. provenance: Dale Lichtenstein, September 1990

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