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A pair of “rare and desirable” stamps made valuable by a printing error 40 years ago – that have previously been sold for £22,000 – are due to go under the hammer at an auction in town tomorrow.
Once worth a combined 44p, the stamps depict the bygone Royal Mail Postbus on a country route.
They are part of what became known as the ‘Rural Postbus Error’, when printers produced one sheet of 100 unperforated stamps by mistake in 1985.
Our conservative estimate is £5,000. I wouldn’t be shocked to see it surpass the £22,000 it made in 2014
Mike Hall, of JC Auctions
The sheet was pulped when the mistake was discovered, but the pair survived – and were sold at an auction in 2014 for £22,000.
They will be among the lots going under the hammer in Bath Street tomorrow at JC Auctions’ Crown & Dragon Stamp Auction.
The “extraordinary nature of stamp collecting”
Mike Hall, of JC Auctions, said: “The missing perforations may seem like a small issue, but they’re a huge deal in stamp collecting.”
He continued: “It’s remarkable how two 22p stamps are worth £22,000 based on a mistake made by the printer.
“That is the extraordinary nature of stamp collecting.”
Mr Hall described the stamps as “beautiful and nostalgic”.
“Our conservative estimate is £5,000. I wouldn’t be shocked to see it surpass the £22,000 it made in 2014,” he added.
“It’s so rare and desirable. You just need two determined bidders.”
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