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Auction: 24034 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 1052

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Cape of Good Hope - Mafeking Siege
Produced Photographically by Dr. D. Taylor
3d. Baden Powell, 21mm. Wide
The Broken or Cracked Plate
This variety was the result of the printer having dropped the glass negative, resulting in it breaking in to two pieces. D. Taylor was able to fit the two pieces of glass together and carry on with the printing. It is estimated that he printed between 32 and 50 sheets after repairing the plate. Five stamps (positions 6 - 10) in each sheet show a whitish line where the plate was broken and pieced together. No more than 250 examples of this variety can exist.
Position 8: Deep blue on piece with 7 May c.d.s., fine. Photo

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£2,000 to £2,500