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Auction: 25027 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 2607

Great Britain
Queen Elizabeth II Issues
1971 (25 Aug.) 100Th Anniversary of Rugby Football 9p. multicoloured, variety myrte-green omitted (affecting trousers and rose leaves), superb unmounted mint condition, offered with normal for comparison, one of the rarest modern Great British errors with only three mint examples known. the variety is listed by Stanley Gibbons but unpriced mint, the last example we offered for sale sold for £5,800. Brandon Certificate (2004). S.G. 889c

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Estimate
£4,000 to £6,000

Starting price
£4000