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Auction: 25020 - The Tom Gosse Collection of the Japanese Occupation of South-East Asia
Lot: 122

(x) Burma
Burmese Independence Army Administration
1942 (May) "Peacock" Overprints
Overprinted at Henzada - S.G. Type 5
On Postage Stamps of George VI
4a. greenish blue vertical pair with margin at top, the upper stamp with overprint inverted, unused with large part original gum, fine. Very rare with only one other such pair, of the eight examples made, believed to exist. B.P.A. Certificate (1964) for a block of four from which this is the right pair. S.G. J32b, £3,750. Photo

provenance:
M.C. De Roemer, Harmers, June 1964 (the original block of four)

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

Estimate
£1,200 to £1,500

Starting price
£950