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Auction: 9037 - The "Pierron" Collection of British Commonwealth Missing Colours
Lot: 1653

Singapore 1962-66 Issue 10c., a complete sheet of 100 with the first and second columns showing red-orange omitted, twice folded, fine. A remarkable item. Pierron SP138MCa, £7,500; S.G. 69a, £7,500 Estimate £ 3,000-4,000 Note: The missing red-orange causes the complete loss of colour from the fish. Several sheets are known to have been partially affected by the error. Some are split. One such sheet had the two rightmost columns (nine and ten) affected. Columns two and three of another were affected. At least five sheets remain intact: one has the first two columns affected, three have columns five and six partly or completely affected, and a further one has columns five to seven completely affected. quantity: circa 150 mint, several used

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