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Auction: 15USA - The William H. Gross Collection
Lot: 133

S.G. #32, 1881 ""2 1/2"" on 6p Black, setting 7, surcharge type 22, handsome mint example of this difficult and elusive stamp, wonderfully fresh, deep rich color and impression on bright paper, o.g., h.r., fine; one of the rarest stamps of Turks Islands, as it is reported that there are less than six known examples; accompanied by 1938 RPS and 1990 BPA certificates; ex-Dale-Lichtenstein, Prappas (Scott #248; $8,500. Estimate US$ 5,600-7,000

Sold for
$8,900