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Auction: 9037 - The "Pierron" Collection of British Commonwealth Missing Colours
Lot: 1160

Canada 1981-86 National Parks Issue $2 Banff with bottle-green omitted, fine. With normal for comparison. Pierron CA1775MCa, £800; Sc. 936a; S.G.885ca, £700. Photo Estimate £ 250-300 Note: The missing bottle-green results in the loss of inscription, country name and value. The first pane of 25 with the error was discovered in Edmonton in early 1986. A second pane was found at Calgary in October 1986. A third pane was offered by a dealer in Toronto around October 1986. The fourth pane with the error only surfaced in November 1994. Most examples are off centre, but examples from the last pane to appear are almost perfectly centred. quantity: circa 100 mint

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£250