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Auction: 15USA - The William H. Gross Collection
Lot: 31

S.G. #197 var., 1917 ""War Tax"" overprint on 1p Bright red, imperforate horizontal pair, a very scarce unissued variety, clear to large margins all around, o.g., right stamp with light creases, otherwise very fine; one of the important ""War Tax"" rarities of the British Empire and the only example of this we have ever offered; unlisted in Stanley Gibbons; 1965 RPS certificate; ex-""Olive Blossom"", Harris (Scott #MR1 Estimate US$ 1,400-1,800

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