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Auction: 25016 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 1302

(x) Labuan
1891-92 6c. on 8c. mauve horizontal strip of five being the lower half of the sheet [6-10] and showing slightly reduced sheet margins all round, [10] showing no dot at lower left and [6-7] imperforate between and between stamp and margin at left, some perf reinforcement on the reverse otherwise very fine unused without gum, of wonderful fresh colour and a most important piece. Unique in private hands, the only other example of this variety ([1-2] from the same sheet) is in the Royal Philatelic Collection. R.P.S. Certificate 16781 is not present. S.G. 35, 35i, 35j, £18,000++. Photo.

provenance:
"Walter Bickly", Spink, July 2011 where it realised £11,685

literature:
Illustrated in "Labuan, The Queen's Head Stamps, Jeremy Dixon, Page 169

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£5,000 to £6,000

Starting price
£4000