Lot 178
SG 105a in vertical strip of five




Stamps & Covers of Asia | S24007
Auction: 18 June 2024 at 11:00 BST
Estimate: £4,000 - £5,000
Description
1941-46 KGVI 9p green, vertical strip five, with BOTTOM STAMP, ERROR WITHOUT OVERPRINT, brilliant o.g. (hinged on top stamp only), fractionally toned gum as usual and insignificant bends, a great and striking KGVI rarity. The opt was omitted form the foot of one sheet, yielding SIXTEEN possible pairs (!), but it is doubtful whether all have survived. KGVI Expertising Certificate. SG 105a £6000
Footnote
Ex.Sturton (CRL 13.12.95, lot 581).




