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Bidboard #
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1931
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Lot #
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285
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Catalogue Value or Estimate:
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$140.00
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Current Bid:
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$65
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Germany and Italy
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World War II-era collection of occupation overprints issued by the Axis powers, concentrating on overprints of Greek stamps for islands including Zante, Corfu, Kefalonia and Ithaca. Includes a substantial section with "Jersey 1940" and swastika overprints on stamps of Great Britain. The German overprinted airmails are reprints with "Privater Nachdruck" on reverse. The overprint quality ranges from very obvious forgeries to possibly legitimate printings and have an enticing range of overprint varieties including doubled and inverted. A fascinating lot of 379 stamps with research potential, sold "as is" Estimate =
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