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Auction: 25013 - The 'Lionheart' Collection of British Empire Part XXI
Lot: 1270

(x) Tanganyika
Mafia Island
1915 (May) 6c. in black on 20h. black and red on yellow, horizontal pair, the right-hand stamp showing variety overprint double, tied to piece by single strike of 'no 343 fpo' c.d.s., a variety unlisted by Gibbs nor Stanley Gibbons; fine and probably unique. Brandon (2004) and Scheller (2024) Certificates. S.G. M15 var.

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Estimate
£6,000 to £8,000

Starting price
£4800