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Auction: 25020 - The Tom Gosse Collection of the Japanese Occupation of South-East Asia
Lot: 138

(x) Burma
Trial Stamps
1942 3a. imperf "Toppan" trials (4) with single Pagoda in red, blue, black and deep violet on thin paper, fine. Rare. JSCA U1-U4, Y320,000. Photo

Note: These trials were printed in Japan for use in Burma. It became apparent that these stamps could be produced by the Koff Printing C. Ltd. in Batavia, Java so production was halted in Japan. There are Kasumi Kei marks at the edge of the sheet indicating that these stamps were an official trial although there is no printing office name on the sheet.

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Estimate
£1,000 to £1,200

Starting price
£800