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Displaying 5 Lots in Category - Varieties - Missing Colours
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aa1
1968 World Weather Watch 20c with Red Printing (Triangle) Completely Omitted in gutter strip of 3 BW #481ca (SG 418b), unmounted, Cat $3500 (2002); £4250. [The ACSC states this error occurred on the last column on the left-hand pane; it is obviously from the first column on the right-hand pane. This is confirmed by Tom Pierron who also states only 10 examples are recorded. His similar strip sold at auction in 2009 for £1800]
3000.00
$2,300.00
a b1
1976 Olympic Games 40c Cycling with Black Printing ('Australia 40') Completely Omitted BW #745ca (SG 626a) from the two right-hand units in a horizontal strip of 5, unmounted, Cat $3500 (2002); £1600+. [One sheet was discovered, providing 20 examples of the error]
MALAYA
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MALAYSIA: 1965 registered airmail cover to London with remarkable franking of Malaysia Birds 30c with Blue Printing (Plumage) Completely Omitted SG 21a (Cat £375 mint; unpriced used) & 75c with Red Printing Shifted 2mm to Right plus Sarawak Flowers 10c, 'SIBU' cds & registration cachet.
850.00
No longer available
RHODESIA
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a a1
NORTHERN RHODESIA: 1964 commercial airmail cover to Durban with terrific franking of QEII Arms 4d green with the Denomination Omitted SG 79a - exceptional centring - tied by 'CHOMA 3/21AUG64/N RHODESIA' cds, a few trivial tonespots, Cat £500 plus a significant premium for being used on cover.
400.00
SINGAPORE
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1968-73 Pictorials 5c Sword Dance SG 103 block of 4, the right-hand units with surface damage resulting in some abberant perfs & the upper-right unit with the Red Printing (Base of Costume & 'SINGA') Partly Omitted, crude repair with stamp selvedge. A most unusual Missing Colour. Why wasn't the sheet destroyed?
500.00