Lot
4365 (
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Ryukyus, Kume Island, 1945, 7s black on cream, complete sheet of 24, without gum as issued, cancelled by neat Okinawa Kume Shima "20 10 6" favor town cancels for October 6th 1945, position 8 with "7" & "Sen" one letter spaced at the left variety, bright and fresh with full sheet margins around, some selvage tears at top and lower left well away from stamps, natural paper wrinkle affecting positions 3 & 6, small internal tear in position 21 and slight wrinkle in position 24, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 1X1, 1X1a $60,000 for normal singles.
THE UNIQUE COMPLETE SHEET OF 24 OF THE KUME ISLAND 1945 7 SEN PROVISIONAL ISSUE.
This was originally the personal property of LCDR Elwood J. Wilson, USNR, Commanding Officer of Military Government Detachment B-101-X. In this capacity, and as Deputy Military Governor of Kume Shima, he authorized the printing and issuing of this provisional postage stamp on October 1st, 1945. He requested Postmaster Norifumi Kikuzato to cancel a sheet of the stamps for him as a World War II souvenir.
Another sheet was known some time ago, but has since been broken up.
Realized: $23,000