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Auction: 14USA - Spink Shreves September 2008 Collector's Series
Lot: 2888

Samoa postal fiscal overprints marvelous collection of the 1932-1955 high value New Zealand stamps that were overprinted for use in Samoa (S.G. #171/235), nearly 60 items total, includes the 1932 set complete mint (S.G. #176 with BPA certificate), 1935 Issue complete mint, 1941-42 ""Wiggins Teape"" paper to £2 mint, 1945-53 complete mint, plus several used and corner margin blocks of the 2/6 to 10/- values, the 1955 Issue is complete both mint and used, as well as mint corner margin blocks of four, there is slight duplication, plus there are four unlisted items; a mint £10 Blue on Cowan paper, two £20 Overprints on £20 Yellow and black, and New Zealand 30/- used in Samoa, being tied to piece by full strike of a Tuasivi c.d.s., o.g., some never hinged, fine-very fine; a lovely collection of these elusive stamps that is highly recommended; the Stanley Gibbons catalog value for just the mint stamps is about £6, Estimate US$ 3,000-3,500

Estimate
$3,000 to $3,500