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Auction: 5026 - The Edward Gilbert Collection of Important British Empire
Lot: 1072

xPapua 1929-30 Air overprinted "air mail", Ash printing on white paper, 3d. black and blue-green vertical marginal pair from the left of the sheet showing pre-overprinting paper fold resulting in the lower stamp with variety overprint omitted and with part of the overprint appearing vertically on reverse, the reverse also showing offsets of the overprint, fresh unused with large part original gum. A rare and spectacular airmail variety. Kessler and Sanabria handstamps on reverse. Holcombe Certificate (1991). Sc. C1b; S.G. 114b, £3,500. Photo Estimate £ 1,500-2,000

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