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Auction: 23013 - Stamps and Covers of the World: Featuring Superb Mauritius, the "Claremont" Collection of South West Africa and the Charles Freeland Collection of Virgin Islands
Lot: 1297A

Malaya
British Military Administration
Postal Forgery
50c. black on emerald made from the 1c. on striated paper, fourteen single examples affixed to piece to give the appearance of multiples, tied by indistinct Singapore datestamps to piece which also bears genuine Singapore 10c. vertical pair and shows oval cachet of National City Bank of New York, Singapore; a few missing perfs or minor scuffs, otherwise a fine and a very rare piece. Photo

provenance:
Graham Cooper, December 2016

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Estimate
£10,000 to £12,000

Starting price
£8000