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Auction: 26012 - The Dr. Erick Reeber Collection, FRPSL
Lot: 1443

(x) Samoa
1914 (Sept.) Surcharged on German Colonial Issue
½d. on 3pf. (3) to 5/- on 5m. almost complete set with no "1 Shillings" stamp but including the rarer "1 Shilling" (S.G. 111) on a 1915 (26 Jan.) envelope from Apia, locally addressed and censored with the adhesive cancelled by despatch c.d.s. and showing on the front "passed by censor" handstamp. Envelope with a couple of archive folds not effecting the overall appearance. The "1 Shilling" very rare with only 35 issued and possible unique on cover. P.F. Certificate (1963). S.G. 101-114 group, £13,000 off cover. Photo

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

Estimate
£3,000 to £5,000

Starting price
£2100