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Auction: 13027 - The Collector's series sale
Lot: 1759

Sudan
Army Service Stamps
1906-11 Watermark Multiple Star and Crescent
2m. green and brown complete vertical strip of five from the left of the sheet with margins on three sides, overprint grossly misplaced with "Service" appearing in the top margin and the lower pair with variety one without overprint, fresh with large part original gum; folded between top three rows and creasing affecting the lower pair. An exceptional positional multiple showing this very rare variety. B.P.A. Certificate (1986). S.G. A7/a, £4,500+. Photo

provenance:
William Hind, 1934

Estimate
£2,500 to £3,000