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Auction: 1026 - British Empire Stamps & Covers from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 73

British Solomon Islands 1907 Large Canoe Issue 6d. chocolate Type 5 vertical pair, variety imperforate between, fresh strong colour, unused with part original gum; the upper stamp with a thin though of very fine appearance. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1999). S.G. 6a, £6,500. Photo Estimate £ 1,500-1,800 provenance: Ray Baldwin, 1972 Edward M. Gilbert, 2005

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