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Auction: 26012 - The Dr. Erick Reeber Collection, FRPSL
Lot: 1356

(x) New Guinea
1915 (Jan.) Surcharged on Registration Labels
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Stephansort (Deutsch Neu-Guinea) No. 975, Setting 9 position 6, lightly cancelled, small tear at top and some pulled perfs, nevertheless a presentable example of this very rare stamp. Holcombe Opinion. S.G. 40, £4,500. Photo

Note: According to Gibbs this rare stamp emanates from parts of a sheet of labels 951-1000. Two blocks of four and one vertical pair comprise all recorded multiples, and fourteen singles have been recorded to date. It is not known in unused condition..

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Estimate
£800 to £1,000

Starting price
£550