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Auction: 9037 - The "Pierron" Collection of British Commonwealth Missing Colours
Lot: 1145

Canada 1977 (18 Nov.) Canadian Eskimos, 12c. Seal Hunter and Fishing with Spear se-tenant vertical pair from the lower right corner, the latter with grey and fluorescent tagging omitted, fine. Very rare. With a normal matching se-tenant pair for comparison. Pierron CA1797MCa, £2,250; Sc. 749b; unlisted in S.G. Photo Estimate £ 800-1,000 Note: The missing grey results in the loss of the inscriptions, country name and denomination from the fishing with spear stamp. The error, which surfaced in Ottawa in early 1997, occurred when two sheets became stuck and went through the press at the same during the printing of the grey and fluorescent tagging. quantity: 25 mint pairs (3 damaged)

Sold for
£800