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Auction: 7015 - Important Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 1080

New Guinea 1914 (16 Dec.) stamps of Marshall Islands surcharged, 2s. on 2m. blue, variety surcharge double, one inverted, fine unused with large part original gum. Extremely rare, one of two known mint examples. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 60f Estimate £ 18,000-20,000 provenance: King Carol literature: Robert M. Gibbs, G.R.I., p.121-122

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