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Auction: 9037 - The "Pierron" Collection of British Commonwealth Missing Colours
Lot: 1190

Canada — self-adhesive coil stamps, 48c. vertical strip of four on original backing paper, each with cyan virtually omitted, fine. With normal strip for comparison. Gratton Certificate (2005). Pierron CA4060MCa, £800; Sc. 1931i; unlisted in S.G. Photo Estimate £ 250-300 Note: The missing cyan results in the background image appearing in a magenta wash rather than a blue wash. The error, probably caused by ink running out towards the end of a print run, was discovered in Toronto and came from the two right most columns of a group of booklets (containing 30 stamps per booklet). quantity: circa 150 mint

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