Lot 51650 – 1955-59 30c Oil Tanker violet & brown-purple mint n.h. block of 10 with stamps 3-5 showing partial omission of the Queen’s head
Lot 51650 – 1955-59 30c Oil Tanker violet & brown-purple mint n.h. block of 10 with stamps 3-5 showing partial omission of the Queen’s head
Singapore
Price realised
4’000 GBP
Estimate
4’000 – 8’000 GBP
Auction date
Sat 22 Jun 2024 at 10:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1955-59 30c Oil Tanker violet & brown-purple mint n.h. block of 10 with stamps 3-5 showing partial omission of the Queen’s head, very fine and very scarce, only one sheet existed with 30 stamps showing this error, a spectacular rarity of Singapore; cert. BPA (2016). Note: Enclosed is a picture of the original sheet and correspondence of the stamp dealer describing how it was discovered. Catalogue ref: S.G. 48 var
Auction
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