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Auction: 22011 - The Michael Nathan Collection of New Guinea & Papua
Lot: 51

New Guinea
1915 (Jan.) German New Guinea Registration Labels Surcharged
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Kawieng (Deutsch Neu-Guinea), [Setting A, Position 4], No. 972 showing variety "g.r.i." double, short perf at right otherwise fine unused without gum. Extremely rare, only one row of five was made and Gibbs only records three examples (Nos. 975, 974 and 971), all unused. B.P.A. Certificate (1998). S.G. 37bb, £8,000. Photo

provenance:
Besancon, November 2017

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Sold for
£3,800

Starting price
£1500