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Auction: 25024 - The Lionheart Collection of British Empire Part XXIII
Lot: 3130A

(x) Jamaica
1919-21 1/- orange yellow and red orange, variety "frame inverted", large part original gum, a fine example of this striking rarity of Jamaica, S.G. 85a, £40,000.

In March 1922 a small block of stamps, reported as ten and described as with centre's inverted, was found at the Manchioneal Post Office, a small village on the north east coast of the island. The General Post Office at Kingston had confirmed that only half a sheet of thirty stamps would have been sent to the Manchioneal Post Office at any one time. We record ten mint, including the corner pair, and ten used examples of this classic error.

provenance:

1960 London Internation Exhibition Court of Honour
Ameer of Bahawalpur
Edward M. Gilbert

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

Estimate
£18,000 to £20,000

Starting price
£14500