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Auction: 25020 - The Tom Gosse Collection of the Japanese Occupation of South-East Asia
Lot: 86

(x) Burma
Burmese Independence Army Administration
1942 (May) "Peacock" Overprints
Handstamped at Pyapon? - S.G. Type 4
On Postage Stamps of George V
2a. vermilion block of four with margin at foot, unused with full original gum. Sold "as is". Singer 89, $1,200 (1995); JSCA B59, Y120,000. Unlisted in S.G. Photo

Note: There is some controversy surrounding the KGV 2a. Milo Rowell thought that they were valid while Gerald Davis thought they were forgeries.

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

Estimate
£200 to £250

Starting price
£140