Lot 153
New Britain, 1914, 2d on 10pf carmine, variety surcharge double (SG 52, 52f), Setting X, position 4, being the lower stamp se-tenant with a normal in a vertical pair, on piece, cancelled by "Rabaul, New Britain" oval d.s. in violet, trivial scuff at lower right. Nevertheless Very Fine. Michel 3I, 3DD.
SG £1,800+ ($2,300)
THE ONLY RECORDED USED EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE VARIETY.
Expertization: 1985 Kilian Certificate.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute
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