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Auction: 9037 - The "Pierron" Collection of British Commonwealth Missing Colours
Lot: 1292

Ireland 1975 (26 June) European Amateur Golf 6p. with black (litho) omitted), used, fine With normal for comparison. Pierron IR746MCa, £250; unlisted in S.G. Photo Estimate £ 80-100 Note: The missing black results in the loss of the country name, value and inscriptions. A brief change of Post Office policy meant items normally sent for destruction were instead sent to a paper recycling centre. It is understood a few items were rescued from pulping vats by an employee and used as postage. The use of this material would probably never have been spotted if it hadn´t been for the fact a quantity of it featured printing errors. quantity: circa 12 used

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£75