Sale 937 — 2007 Rarities of the World

Sale Date — Saturday, 16 June, 2007

Category — Foreign Countries

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
414
 
Sale 937, Lot 414, Foreign CountriesLABUAN, 1901, 8c Red & Black, Inverted Frame (J6a; SG D6ba). Cancelled to order as always, bright colors

FRESH AND FINE. AN IMPORTANT AND SELDOM-OFFERED BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RARITY, OF WHICH ONLY 34 EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED.

All of the known examples of this invert are cancelled to order, as they were discovered in packets and cheap sets after having been "remaindered," cancelled and sold below face value. This stamp is an addition to the list of 33 examples compiled by David Herendeen (The London Philatelist, January/February 2006).

Perez backstamp. SG value £9,000

10,250
8,000