Lot 250
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Samoa, 1914, 3s on 3m violet-black, error of surcharge 2s (SG 113 var./ Gibbs 13b), brilliant color, fresh unused without gum. Extremely Fine. One of the great and legendary rarities of Samoa, Illustrated in Gibbs, page 269. Michel 12 var.
Estimate 17,500 - 20,000
ONLY ONE UNUSED AND ONE USED EXAMPLE ARE RECORDED.
Expertization: 1959 Philatelic Foundation Certificate.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute
According to Robert Gibbs, "one horizontal row of four of this error of value may well have been part of the official issue." Such varieties of the mark values, irrespective of their debatable unofficial status, are "extremely rare and have no genuine counterparts," and as such "are both desirable and valuable." This stamp realised £290 in the 1959 Bute sale.
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| Realized $18,000 |
