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Auction: 12029 - Specialised Cayman Islands featuring the Graham Booth and John Byl Collections
Lot: 201

Cayman Islands 1912-20 King George V Issue Issued Stamps 3d. purple on orange buff marginal block of four with plate number "8" at foot, the right vertical pair [51/57] showing small, thin "ands" in "islands", small tear in selvedge otherwise fine mint. Also 3d. purple on orange-buff lower right corner block of six and top left corner strip of three, both showing plate number "8", fine mint. S.G. 45c Estimate £ 120-150 Note: This variety only occurs on [51] and [57] of the left pane of the January 1920 printing. provenance: Charles Freeland, December 2001

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