Auction #132 - Public Auction

39a (70 + var footnoted) 1909 6d black and myrtle-green Lakatoi, wmkd Crown over A (sideways), VARIETY - perf 12½, horizontal pair (pos 22+23) with right-hand stamp VARIETY - "rift" in clouds (row 5, pos 3), a unique pair as a multiple and with this variety, reportedly only 2 panes were printed that were not perfin "O.S.", one pane very poorly centered, this pair is extremely well centered for the issue, ex-A. Hind (lot #381), a great opportunity for the Papua Specialist as this pair has been in a collection for over 25 years, very rare, XF, with RPSL certificate