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Auction: 25020 - The Tom Gosse Collection of the Japanese Occupation of South-East Asia
Lot: 202

(x) Burma
Burmese Government
1943 (1 Aug.) Independence Day
The collection comprising perf 11 1c. (10 including a corner block of four; one used), 3c. (13 including a marginal block of four on brownish paper with one showing broken leg; one used) and 5c. (13 including a marginal pair with one showing skyline flaw, four used); rouletted 1c. unused blocks of four (4), 3c. unused blocks of four (4) and a strip of five with one showing broken value tablet and 5c. unused blocks of four (3); perf x roulette 5c. used corner block of four with skyline flaw; and imperf 1c. block of four, pairs (2, one used) and a single, 3c. pairs (3, one used) and 5c. pairs (2, one used); also a commemorative folder containing uncancelled perf 11 1c., 3c. and rouletted 5c., and a commemorative postcard (soiled) bearing set of three with commemorative cancel. Condition mostly fine. S.G. J82-J87, £1,700+

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Estimate
£400 to £500

Starting price
£320