Sale 1076 — The Daniel H. and Marcel V. Collection of Birds of the World

Sale Date — Thursday, 26 June, 2014

Category — Netherlands thru St. Pierre & Miquelon

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2193
og
Sale 1076, Lot 2193, Netherlands thru St. Pierre & MiquelonNIUE, 1903, 1sh Brown Red, "Taha" and "e" Combined (13c; SG 15). Part original gum, distinctive shade that this error is only known on, small pencil mark at left, Fine, once this error was noticed, the stock was quickly withdrawn as "Taha e Sileni" means "One Shilling" but the error "Tahae Sileni" means "Shilling Thief" in Polynesian, 96 examples had already sold, an undervalued error, with 2001 B.P.A. certificate

750
300