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Auction: 9037 - The "Pierron" Collection of British Commonwealth Missing Colours
Lot: 1208

Ceylon/Sri Lanka — Tea Plantation 1r. with brown omitted, fine. A spectacular error. With normal for comparison. Pierron CE994MCa, £750; S.G. 497a, £650. Photo Estimate £ 400-500 Note: The missing brown results in the loss of the country name, and detail from the tea picker and background. The bottom two rows of a sheet with PVA gum were reported to have been affected. quantity: circa 20 mint

Sold for
£650