South Georgia: 1921-28 KGV 2½d deep blue BISECT tied to piece by "South Georgia MR 30 23" cds. The day date showing locally improvised 3 which is 1st recorded from 1924. VFU. SG Z38a cat £18,000 on cover. With 1939 "guarantee of genuineness" from London dealer HE Wingfield, plus letter from him stating "it came into my possession from the mother of an official who was in S Georgia at the time & used the bisect himself on a letter. Similar bisect with same date features sold for £375 at a London auction last year. (P) Estimate price: A$500-800
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