Lot
473 
Falkland Islands, 1964, 6d "H.M.S. Glasgow" vignette error. O.g., never hinged, well centered, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine, a wonderful newly discovered never hinged example of this popular major 20th century Falkland Islands rarity. Scott No. 151a $17,000. SG No. 216a £21,000 ($32,970).
When the error first came onto the market, it was first discovered by a North American collector in 1970. The owner had acquired the set in 1965 and noticed the Glasgow vignette on the two values yet believed at the time it to be normal. It was not untill later, after reading an article in a British philatelic magazine, that he realized that the stamp was a major error. It is believed that only one sheet of 60 of this famous error had been produced. A note in the Stanley Gibbons catalog regarding this stamp states: "There have been seventeen reports of stamps showing this error, although it is believed that some of these may refer to the same example.".
Realized: $35,000