Lot 156
BPAEA SG 22 var block mint

The Academic Collection | Part 3 | S24012
Auction: 9 August 2024 at 10:00 BST
£5,040
Description
1948 6a on 6d purple irregular block of twelve with Cylinder 36 and sheet number, R20/2 showing almost complete omission of the surcharge. O.g., hinged on the top left stamps only, and a tiny reinforcement between the variety stamp and R20/3. A spectacular and unique multiple, referred to in the footnote below the set in Part 1, ex the Amir of Bahawalpur and Donaldson. BPA Certificate (1969), ‘showing only a very faint impression of the surcharge’. SG 22 var

