Lot 26
B.O.I.C MEF Nairobi set of five in se-tenant strips of five SG M6b-10b

Stamps & Covers of The World | S24005
Auction: 26 March 2024 at 10:00 GMT
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,500
Description
1942 "Nairobi" opt, set of 5 to 5d in matching se-tenant vertical strips of 4 (rows 5 to 8 of the setting), opt type M2a (13½mm long, round stops) except the third stamp in each strip opt type M2 (13½mm long, square stops), unmounted o.g. (3d with perf reinforcement between first and second stamps). 5d with minor wrinkle at foot and slight perf separation between top pair, still fine fresh appearance. An attractive and very rare set of multiples.
Footnote
N.B. Only 1584 se-tenant pairs of the 5d originally existed, the vast majority of which were separated or used.

