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Auction: 1026 - British Empire Stamps & Covers from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 71

British Solomon Islands 1907 Large Canoe Issue 2d. indigo horizontal pair, Types 3-4, variety imperforate between, fresh unused without gum, good strong colour and of fine appearance. One of the finest of this very rare variety, being one of only six of the original ten pairs that have been traced. Friedl Certificate (1978) when the pair had some original gum. S.G. 3a, £15,000. Photo Estimate £ 4,000-5,000 provenance: Howard-White,October 1985

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