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SG479, & 481/84 1940 Centenary of First Adhesive Postage Stamps. Overprinted with the Nazi Swastika during the German Occupation of Jersey.

£10,000.00

Produced on the orders of Captain Gussak, the camp Kommandant, however, the Bailiff of Jersey objected to the King’s head being disfigured – the matter was referred to Berlin where the objection was upheld and the order to destroy all these stamps was given… however, two complete sets and a few single values escaped destruction. A truly remarkable piece of philatelic history and great rarity. Ex. John Simpson (1950) – M. Wieneke Certificate of Authenticity

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Produced on the orders of Captain Gussak, the camp Kommandant, however, the Bailiff of Jersey objected to the King’s head being disfigured – the matter was referred to Berlin where the objection was upheld and the order to destroy all these stamps was given… however, two complete sets and a few single values escaped destruction. A truly remarkable piece of philatelic history and great rarity. Ex. John Simpson (1950) – M. Wieneke Certificate of Authenticity