Lot 102
New Britain, 1914-15, 4d on 40pf black and carmine, error surcharge "G.R.I. 3d" double (SG 24j / Gibbs 24h), Setting XI, position 4, fresh, bright color, o.g. Extremely Fine. One of the great errors of surcharge of New Guinea. Illustrated in Gibbs, page 75. Michel 9II var.
SG £7,000 ($8,920)
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE 3D SURCHARGE ERROR. NO NORMAL SINGLE SURCHARGES ARE KNOWN WITH THIS SURCHARGE ERROR.
Expertization: 1988 Holcombe Certificate.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute, E.G. Creed, and Robert M. Gibbs
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