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Auction: 20012 - The 'Lionheart' Collection of Great Britain and British Empire - Part XII
Lot: 149

(x) Jamaica
1941 5/- slate-blue and yellow-orange, line perforated 14, a very fine example of this King George VI rarity; the slightest trace of a mount and small pencil mark to foot. S.G. 52a, £7,000

Note:
This rare stamp shows the emergency use of a line perforation machine , giving an irregular gauge of 14-14.15, after the De La Rue works were damaged in December 1940.

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Sold for
£1,600

Starting price
£1600