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Auction: 25020 - The Tom Gosse Collection of the Japanese Occupation of South-East Asia
Lot: 314

(x) Malaya
Malacca
The Malacca Handstamp
$1 black and red on blue block of four with margin at left, centrally cancelled by Malacca double-ring d.s. (Type D26), some split perfs and small thin at foot of top left stamp, fine appearance. A very rare multiple, one of the few blocks known. B.P.A. Certificate (2013). ISC J138, $31,200+; S.G. J55, £9,500+. Photo

provenance:
Milo Rowell, Spink Singapore, June 1998, Lot 732

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

Estimate
£4,000 to £5,000

Starting price
£3200