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Auction: 6004 - British Empire Stamps & Covers, featuring Australia
Lot: 149

Burma Japanese Occupation Issues A predominately unused/mint collection all neatly mounted and written-up on pages and with most issues well represented, including 1942 (May) overprinted at Myaungmya with Type I, King George V Postage 31/2a. block of eighty (8x10) with misplaced "peacocks", a block of four and Official 6a. block of four, Type II 9p. block of eighteen, 1a. block of eighty and 2a. block of four (used), handstamped at Pyapon 6p., 1a. (6 with a block of four and a used example with overprint double), 2a. and 4a. (used), overprinted at Henzada George V 3p. blocks of eighty (2, some showing double overprints), 9p. block of four with double overprint, George VI Postage 6p. block of four with clear overprint on reverse of upper pair, 2a. block of sixteen (4x4), Official 3p. block of four and Myaungmya 8a.; 1942 (June) 1a. (21 with three blocks of four, one imperforate); 1942 (22 Sept.) 1/4a. on 1s. with surcharge double, one inverted (used), 1/2a. on 2s. corner block of twenty and two singles, both with surcharge inverted (one used), 3a. on 7s. (used), 4a. on 4s. with inverted surcharge (imperforate at foot), 8a. on 8s. with red and black surcharges (both used), 2r. in red on 20s. strip of three with surcharge on centre stamp only, 5r. in black on 30s. with surcharge inverted, 5r. in red on 30s. (29 with a corner block of twenty-four and three with surcharge inverted) and 4a. on 4+2s. (, 2, one used and one with inverted surcharge); 1942 (Oct.) selection with 20c. on 8a. in red on 8s.; 1942 Cents surcharges group with an used set, 3c. in blue on 3s. block of four with central c.d.s. and 20c. on 8s. marginal block of four; 1943 (Feb.) 5c. imperforate blocks of four and twenty-eight, and a used block of twenty-four; 1943 Farmer issue range with many blocks and including 2c. imperforate sheet and two blocks of four, 2c. block of four with one showing "3" for "2" in face value, 3c. turquoise-green imperforate block of four, 3c. light blue used block of four imperforate between horizontally, 3c. light blue on laid paper (13), 5c. with large "C" unused and used blocks of four with one in each showing "G" for "C", 5c. with large "C" imperforate (14) and a horizontal marginal strip of three imperforate vertically, 10c. pair, 15c., 20c. and 30c. blocks of four, all imperforate; 1943 Independence set of three in imperforate blocks of four; 1943 Shan States 1c. (32 with blocks of four and twenty-five) and 30c. used block of fifteen, and a range of unused stationery; generally good to fine for these issues and a fine basis upon which to expand. Stated to catalogue c. £23,000 Estimate £ 5,000-6,000

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