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Auction: 7028 - British Empire Stamps & Covers
Lot: 1418

Dominica 1886 "One/Penny" on 6d. green with thick bar, lightly cancelled with upright oval "A07"; short corner at lower right, otherwise fine with the usual pin marks at the corners of the design. R.P.S. Certificate (1976). S.G. 18a, £16,000. Photo Estimate £ 8,000-10,000 Note: This example is position 6; from the matching perforations and shared "A07" cancellation, it is clear that they were used together on the cover mentioned in the previous lot. At the Ferrary sale, this stamp was purchased by Theodore Champion for his private collection and, upon the disposal of his collection, it was bought by Maurice Burrus. provenance: Ferrary, 1923 (sale 6) Burrus, 1963 Sugarman, March 1994

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