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Auction: 13038 - The Japanese Occupation Issues of South East Asia
Lot: 2057

Japanese Occupation of South East Asia
Burma

Burmese Independence Army Administration
1942 (May) "Peacock" Overprints
Overprinted at Henzada - S.G. Type 5

Postage Stamps of George VI
1½a. turquoise-green upper left corner block of six (2x3), the top horizontal pair with overprint omitted; small fox mark between the centre horizontal pair, otherwise fine lightly mounted mint. Almost certainly the most important Peacock variety. An extremely rare positional multiple with probably only eight examples made. S.G. J30a, £8000. Photo

provenance:
Gerald Davis, April 2005

Sold for
SG$8,000