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Auction No 145 - Prestige Philately

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<strong>Prestige</strong> <strong>Philately</strong> - <strong>Auction</strong> <strong>No</strong> <strong>145</strong> Jun 13, 2009<br />

Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />

PAPUA<br />

Lot 224<br />

224 ** A+ B1 1929 'AIR MAIL' Overprint Cooke Printing 3d as SG 112 but in the unrecorded shades of black &<br />

deep dark bluish green 'JBC' Monogram lower-right corner block of 12 (3x4), most units well centred,<br />

unmounted. Superb! An extraordinary proving block and an exciting new discovery 69 years after<br />

issue. Ex Tony Williams. [With a complete sheet of the normal shade 3d black & blue-green SG 112 for<br />

comparison]<br />

Jerry Blair Certificate (2009) states "This block is fresh as issued and has not been altered in any<br />

way. The colour is similar to that of the 3d colour error SG 98a...This block shows that the full story of<br />

the shades/colours of the 3d Cooke printings has yet to be told as this stamp [the overprint] should not<br />

exist in this colour. This is a spectacular & intriguing block of stamps that is worthy of a place in a<br />

specialised collection of these issues."<br />

10,000 T<br />

Taxed lots are indicated by a small ‘T’ after the estimate.<br />

However, overseas clients pay no Australian tax.

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