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Auction 62

Lot 260

Tonga, 2012, Butterflies & Titanic, perf. and imperf., a large wholesale group, including Tonga #1177 Democracy & Reconstruction ($30 per sheet of 6, 1,500 perforated sheets, 500 imperforate sheets); #1178-1179 Titanic issues ($20.50 per set, with 1,500 large perforated souvenir sheets and 500 large imperforate souvenir sheets, 1,500 each of perforated and imperforate small souvenir sheets), plus Tonga Niuafo'ou Butterflies #275-286 ($54.20 per set, 1,000 of both perforate and imperforate sets) & #287 ($55 per sheetlet of 12, 1,000 perforate sheetlets and 2,000 imperforate sheetlets); also includes the following errors not listed in Scott; #275-286, missing "L" in the denominations that contain the word "Butterfly" (catalog for normal set is $54.20, these errors retail $50 each, there are 1,000 imperf. sets and 1,000 perforated sets which are missing $1.95, $2 and $2.50 denominations); no Scott premium calculated for imperfs or the errors as well as the partial perforated missing L sets, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Shipping weight 104 lbs / 47.2 kilos. 2020 Scott $433,100 ++.
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.

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