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Auction: 167 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 786

#247, 1942 3Fr Gray brown, with "France Libre/F.N.F.L." overprint, pos. 13, spectacular mint single of the rarest of the black "France Libre" overprints, possessing outstanding centering, wonderfully fresh with rich gray brown color, o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; the issuance number on this value is far less than any other value with a mere 27 stamps overprinted, of which only eighteen mint copies have been recorded, with only eight examples being never hinged; a major rarity of not only St. Pierre and Miquelon but of all the French area and especially so in in this highly select never hinged quality; signed A. Brun and accompanied by 2003 APS certificate (Maury #278; €20,000).

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