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Auction: 22011 - The Michael Nathan Collection of New Guinea & Papua
Lot: 160

Papua
1929-30 Airmail Stamps
Ash Printing
3d. black and blue-green vertical strip of three with margin at top from Setting 1, [2/7/12], the lower pair with overprints tête-bêche, fresh and fine unmounted mint. A major rarity with only one sheet discovered. The inverted overprint occurred on horizontal rows three and four so only ten tête-bêche possible. Ceremuga Certificate (2019). S.G. 114d, £13,000. Photo

provenance:
Tim Rybak, April 2008 (split from the block of twenty-four - six pairs)

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Sold for
£5,500

Starting price
£3000