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Auction: 20024 - The "Dubois" British Commonwealth Collection of Stamps and Covers
Lot: 354

Falkland Islands
The Famous H.M.S. Glasgow 6d. Error
1964 Battle of the Falkland Islands H.M.S. Glasgow 6d. error, marginal from the top of the sheet with guide line; unmounted mint and very fine. One of the great rarities of the Elizabethan era. B.P.A. Certificate (1988). S.G. 216a, £40,000

Note: It is believed that one sheet printed with the vignette for the 2½d. value received the 6d. frame in error. Fewer than 20 examples have been recorded in the past 48 years since its discovery in 1970 and at least five of those have been mounted.

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Sold for
£15,000

Starting price
£16000