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Auction: 25020 - The Tom Gosse Collection of the Japanese Occupation of South-East Asia
Lot: 311

(x) Malaya
Malacca
The Malacca Handstamp
50c. black on emerald block of four with large part original gum, fine. With only 117 produced a block of four is a major rarity and a splendid exhibition item. BPA Certificate (2013). ISC J137, $26,400+; S.G. J54, £9,000+. Photo

provenance:
Milo Rowell, Spink Singapore, June 1998, Lot 729

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