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Auction: 25020 - The Tom Gosse Collection of the Japanese Occupation of South-East Asia
Lot: 312

(x) Malaya
Malacca
The Malacca Handstamp
50c. black on emerald block of four centrally cancelled with Malacca double-ring d.s. (Type D27), fine. Extremely rare, one of the few used blocks known with only 117 being printed. B.P.A. Certificate (2013). ISC J137, $26,400; S.G. J54, £9,000. Photo

provenance:
Milo Rowell, Spink Singapore, June 1998, Lot 730

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