FIJI 2c ON 6c XX SCOTT 1153Av CV $130 PROVISIONAL OVERPRINT BIRD STAMP (11.060)

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THE LOT COMPRISES AN UNMOUNTED MINT SINGLE OF THE SCARCE 2c ON 6c OVERPRINT WITH "XX" OVERPRINT DOUBLE, ONE OF THE OVERPRINTS IS INVERTED. A MUCH SOUGHT AFTER STAMP OFFERED WITH A VERY LOW START PRICE I would recommend that any interested collectors read the excellent book by Bryan Jones covering the first four years of these issues (2006 - 2009). It is published by the Pacific islands Study Circle (PISC), as is the quarterly magazine Pacifica which is another excellent source of information. > _____________________________ I N F O R M A T I O N _____________________________ N.B. THESE STAMPS WILL BE SENT TO THE WINNING BIDDER DIRECT FROM FIJI BY REGISTERED AIRMAIL. THIS MEANS THAT YOU WILL HAVE AN ATTRACTIVE COVER BEARING COLOURFUL FIJIAN STAMPS AS A BONUS. REFERENCE TO MY FEEDBACK WILL SEE SEVERAL MESSAGES OF APPRECIATION JUST FOR THE COVERS BUYERS RECEIVE THEIR STAMPS IN ! AS A GUIDE REGISTERED AIRMAIL FROM FIJI TO THE UK NORMALLY TAKES AROUND 10 TO 14 DAYS. HOWEVER, OCCASIONALLY IT IS SLIGHTLY FASTER AND SOMETIMES IT IS SLIGHTLY SLOWER. I HAVE ENQUIRED WITH POST FIJI AND THEY EXPLAIN THAT THE ROUTE THE MAIL TAKES IS OUTSIDE THEIR CONTROL ONCE IT HAS LEFT FIJI. IN THIS AGE OF HIGH ANTI-TERRORISM ALERT STATUS, SOME COUNTRIES THAT THE MAIL TRANSITS SEEM TO SUBJECT INTERNATIONAL MAIL TO QUITE INTENSE SECURITY AND THIS CAN read more