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Auction: 20027 - British Borneo Stamps and Covers - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 6

(x) Brunei
1906 (Oct.) Overprinted on Labuan
1c. black and purple error overprint in black, unused with large part original gum, fine. Rare. S.G. 11a, £2500. Photo

Note: The overprint in black was thought to be a colour trial. This was considered too difficult to read so the ink was changed to red for all subsequent sheets. It is likely that only one sheet was printed and this was sent to the colony in error. This variety was noticed by the postal clerk after he had sold nearly half of the sheet for routine postal use. The remained was purchased by the Resident.

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Sold for
£800

Starting price
£800