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                    Lot: 1440
                
                    
                        Malta  1973 (31 Mar.) 4m. complete pane of 50 from Plate 1D with gold omitted, fine.  Pierron MA974MCa, £7,000; S.G. 487a, £4,250. Photo  Estimate £   1,800-2,200    Note: The missing gold results in the loss of the pattern either side of the country name, shading detail from the shields and the ´STORJA´ inscription. The error is known to have affected at least five panes – a 1B, two 1C, and two 1D plate printings                        
                                            
                
                    
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                        £1,500