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Auction: 25020 - The Tom Gosse Collection of the Japanese Occupation of South-East Asia
Lot: 69

(x) Burma
Burmese Independence Army Administration
1942 (May) "Peacock" Overprints
Overprinted at Myaungmya - S.G. Types 2 and 3
On Postage Stamps of George VI
A predominantly mint accumulation comprising 3p. mint (23 including three blocks of four) and used (9 including a block of four ex Pilcher, and a single used with 6p. on part Lim Peng Hong cover); 6p. mint (11 including a block of four ex Pilcher) and used (on piece); 9p. mint (16 including two blocks of four, one ex Pilcher); 1a. mint (30 including two blocks of four and an L-shaped strip of three ex Pilcher showing overprint misplaced sideways) and used (2, one on piece); 2a. mint (29 including a block of seven, three blocks of four, one ex Pilcher, and a pair with B.P.A. certificate, 1963) and one used; and 4a. mint (6, one without gum) and used. A generally fresh and fine lot, many with signatures on reverse (Jal Cooper, Adgey-Edgar, Milo Rowell). S.G. J12-J17, £4,680

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Sold for
£800

Starting price
£950