Lot 306
Jamaica SG 123 var strip mint

The Academic Collection | Part 2 | 5963
Auction: 29 February 2024 at 10:00 GMT
£1,320
Description
1944 1½d light red-brown imprint strip of six (splitting along central fold), o.g. hinged on two only, the fourth stamp with a foxed perf. A very rare multiple, with BPA Certificate (1952). SG 123 var, CW 5b (retail £1200 for hinged)
Footnote
Formerly listed in Part 1, this was removed many years ago on the grounds that some of the later printings resembled it.. This is true in terms of the shade (although none of the later printings are really that close), but the paper and gum are completely different

