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Auction: 26020 - The Dr. Jon Higgins Collection of Labuan Queen's Heads and The Paul Barsdell Collection of Sarawak
Lot: 77

Labuan
1885 (June) Surcharges
"2 cents" on 8c. carmine, a complete sheet (5x2) missing selvedge at left, [10] showing no dot at lower left, unused with large part or full original gum, [7] with small stain on reverse. Rare. S.G. 23/23a, £2,625+. Photo

Note: An examination of the four panes has demonstrated that a triplet was applied, to positions 3-5 and 8-10 with a single handstamp applied to the other four stamps.

provenance:

"Walter Bickly", Spink, July 2011, Lot 67

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Estimate
£1,500 to £1,800