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Auction 170  5-6 Sep 2020
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Lot 220

Starting price: 80 GBP
Price realized: 110 GBP
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Malta (2) a pair of very collectible George VI portrait issues comprising a World War II period example 1 Shilling Pick 16 ND 1943 uniface serial number A/1 528042, uniface in purple blue and lilac on teal and multicolour underprint, EF. Along with a 1 Pound Pick 22 Law 1949 (1951) possibly a first series prefix serial number A/1 744381 and a high grade example in a PCGS Currency holder Choice About UNC 58, a Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited print in reddish brown on pale lime green and pale red underprint and watermarked with the allegorical figure of Malta, also features the St. George Cross at left on obverse awarded to the people of Malta for their courage, bravery and involvement in World War II being under constant besiege by Axis forces, serving to "bear witness to the heroism and devotion of its people".

Estimate: 80-150 GBP
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