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  • Lot# : 203 Saudi Arabia

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    1921 (Dec): Unframed Overprints, typographed in Mecca: Postage Due 2 pi. claret, rouletted 13, overprint in gold, a fine mint horizontal pair from positions 24-19 on the sole sheet of 50 printed (of which 23 have never been found), tropicalised as normal but with fine appearance and full original gum underneath tissue paper. A great rarity, unlisted by Gibbons and Scott. Cert. Arabian PAI (2003).
    Provenance: Ex the Al Mojaddedi family archives and collection R. J. Thoden.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF