Great Britain and British Commonwealth Aerophilately & Flight Covers
Sale No: 245
Lot No:390
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1924 Pals poster stamp of Wing Commander Goble Frommer 12a in greenish blue complete sheetlet of 4 comprising two tete-beche pairs, exceptional centring, some faint toning, minor perf separation/reinforcing in the margins but the stamps with full unmounted o.g., Cat $800++ for a pair, which Tom Frommer states is the largest recorded multiple of any of these poster stamps. He was not aware of the tet-beche format. [These labels were not intended for postal use & no used examples or covers are recorded] ** The sale of this lot will support a local charity **
Wing Commander (later Air Vice-Marshal) Stanley James Goble served during WWI on the Western Front where he was credited with 10 kills. After the war he held senior posts in the RAAF & was three times Chief of the Air Staff.