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Auction: 26013 - The "Mulberry" Collection of British Empire and Commonwealth Stamps
Lot: 441

Tanganyika
Mafia Island
1915 (Jan.) Handstamped on German East Africa
Handstamped in Reddish Purple
1r. carmine with margin at top, well-centred, unmounted mint, fine. Very rare in such fine condition with only about twelve examples though to be printed. Holcombe Certificate (1990). S.G. M8C, £13,000. Photo

provenance:
"Tatiana", Feldman, December 2017
"Evergreen", Siegel, May 2024, Lot 3391

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Estimate
£6,000 to £8,000

Starting price
£4200