Lot 75
New Britain, 1914-15, 1d on 3pf brown, variety surcharge double, one inverted, "I" for "1" in inverted surcharge (SG 16fa var./ Gibbs 16fc), Setting XI, position 1 + Setting X, position 5, perfectly centered, fresh, o.g. Extremely Fine and choice. Illustrated in Gibbs, page 74. Michel 1DK var.
Estimate 4,000 - 6,000
THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF THIS VARIETY.
Expertization: 1951 and 1980 B.P.A. Certificates.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute and Robert M. Gibbs
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