Canada 2001 47c "Year of the snake" error, SG2050a

Canada 2001 47c "Year of the snake" error, SG2050aCanada 2001 47c "Year of the snake", lower right corner block of 4 with colour dots, ERROR GOLD OMITTED, SG2050a. A very fine unmounted mint block with full original gum. Accompanied with matching normal block for comparison. A very rare British Commonwealth modern stamp error of missing colour. The missing gold colour results in the loss of the Chinese character. Only four panes of 25 discovered. Initially, just two panes of 25 stamps were found in a

Background:

being one of only three known examples recorded in the past 35 years

5mm) printed in black on thin white glazed card with background of solid colour from 8 to 12 o'clock

Zanzibar 1895-96 5r ultramarine and violet

A superb unmounted mint example

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issued this 1938–51 George VI definitive series as part of a wider Crown Agents omnibus issue

type 1 overprint on India

Great Britain 1880 2½d blue

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Accompanied by certificates of authenticity from the British Philatelic Association (BPA) and Diena

and the astrological chart is printed on white paper with annotations in Rowling's hand