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New Variety

Coming to Auction: 16 May, 2001

1360 var.

Scott 1360 var.

Ian Kimmerly Stamp Auctions
16 May, 2001
Lot 873
Estimated value: $500


Auctioneer's Description:
"1995 45¢ imperforate between tête-bêche pair.  The discovery example of this major error."

"A businessman in Winnipeg got a bonus when he purchased a booklet of the 45¢ stamp.  Some extra stamps were folded over and he proceeded to use them until, with only one pair left, he thought he should keep it to see if it had any collectable value.  Several years later, he walked into our shop on a business trip.  There are light fingerprints on the gum and a slight bend on one stamp, and there is a crease between the stamps consistent with the folds over of a booklet pane.  It is now 3 years since the 45¢ booklet was on sale, so it is unlikely that more of this error will appear on the market.  A major error that is possibly unique."