Lot 72
New Britain, 1914-15, 1d on 3pf brown, variety surcharge double and short "1" (SG 16b, 16eb/ Gibbs 16da), Setting II, position 4, the double surcharge being the middle stamp in a vertical strip of three, fresh, o.g., perfs. between 1st and 2nd stamps split and reinforced. Extremely Fine. A remarkable and noteworthy variety. Illustrated in Gibbs, page 74. Michel 1DD var.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF THIS VARIETY.
Expertization: Signed D(avid) F(ield).
Provenance: Ferrary, The Marquess of Bute and Robert M. Gibbs
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