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Auction: 9037 - The "Pierron" Collection of British Commonwealth Missing Colours
Lot: 1194

Canada 2003 (18 Dec.) Moose $5, a complete mint pane of four with recess brown and green omitted, fine. An extremely rare and spectacular multiple. With normal pane for comparison. Pierron CA3516MCa, £22,500 ( a single is catalogued £3,750); Sc. 1701a; S.G. 1762a, £9,000+. Photo Estimate £ 10,000-12,000 Note: Due to the failure of the second (recess) printing process, examples lack the moose, grass and trees. All examples are from panes of four – most of which have been split into singles. It is probable two uncut sheets, each comprising nine panes of four, were affected. quantity: circa 72 mint

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£9,500