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Auction: 9037 - The "Pierron" Collection of British Commonwealth Missing Colours
Lot: 1143

Canada 1972 (17 Mar.) Landscapes, Quebec $2 with brown (recess) omitted, marginal, fine. With normal for comparison. Pierron CA1416MCa, £2,500; Sc. 601i; unlisted in S.G. Photo Estimate £ 1,000-1,200 Note: The missing brown results in the loss of inscription, denomination and country name. Embossing is still visible. A complete pane of 50 was purchased for use as postage around the time of issue. The left column was removed and eight stamps stuck to parcels and used. It was only after the eight had been mailed that the error was spotted and the remaining two stamps from the column were recovered from other parcels, suffering damage in the process. quantity: 42 mint (2 damaged)

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