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Auction: 19015 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 1708

(x) Malaya
Straits Settlements
1912-23 MCA $500 purple and orange-brown with margin at right, unused with large part original gum, lovely fresh colours and choice quality. One of the great rarities of Straits Settlements, of which we record only six mint examples. A major exhibition showpiece of the highest calibre. S.G. 215, £100,000. Photo

provenance:
George Bloch, May 1996

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Estimate
£50,000 to £60,000