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Auction: 19015 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 1696

Kuwait
1923 ½a. to 10r. complete set of fourteen and Service ½a. to 15r. complete set of thirteen, each with the very rare "koweit" overprint, all with original brownish gum, the Postage ½a. with rounded upper left corner, otherwise fine and extremely rare. One of the key sets of the Georgian era. Behr Certificate (2016). See footnote after S.G. 15, £42,000. Photo

Note: The above overprint was prepared for use but rejected in favour of "kuwait". Only twenty-four complete sets were made.

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Sold for
£21,000

Sale 19015 Notices
The Postage 1r. has a tiny repaired tear at lower left and the Official 5r. has a tear at upper left.