$7.50 1985 Hunting Permit, Light Blue (Litho.) Omitted (RW52a). Vertical strip of five with selvage at top, right and bottom, top stamp completely lacking Light Blue, second stamp partly lacking Light Blue, bottom four stamps are normal, top stamp shows the Cinnamon Teal duck in yellow orange and is due to color changeling

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. ONE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE LIGHT BLUE (LITHO.) OMITTED ERROR, WHICH ALL COME FROM THE SAME DISCOVERY SHEET. ONE OF THE GREATEST RARITIES OF HUNTING PERMIT COLLECTING.

According to Scott Catalogue, the omitted color on No. RW52a coincides with a double paper splice affecting the top row of five stamps from the sheet and the top half of stamps in the second row. There is also a color changeling of the brownish red ducks and their reflections in the water to yellow and yellow orange, respectively, on the error stamps. The error currently exists as three vertical strips of six (top stamps the error) and a plate block of twelve (plate no. at bottom left, top stamps the error).

With copy of 2006 P.F. certificate for the discovery sheet.

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