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Auction: 9037 - The "Pierron" Collection of British Commonwealth Missing Colours
Lot: 1670

South Africa 1959 (1 May) Academy of Science and Art 3d. vertical pair with margin at top, the upper stamp with deep blue omitted, fine. Very rare. Pierron SA338MCa, £4,000; S.G. 169a, £3,750. Photo Estimate £ 2,500-3,000 Note: The missing deep blue results in the loss of the value and inscriptions. The top row of a sheet was affected by the error; although six examples are known to have been affected, only two have appeared on the market since the 1970s. quantity: 6 mint

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