Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 3

British Field Office in Salonica 1916 (March 3-9): ½ d. green, an unused vertical pair, variety upper stamp "Overprint Levant Omitted", fresh and fine appearance, hinge remnants at top on part og., lower stamp unmounted og. Just 3'000 stamps overprinted, 1'352 sold. A very rare variety. Cert. BPA (1969) Gi = £ 2'250.rnProvenance: Collection Marquess of Bute, RL, London, 20 May 1959, lot 116.