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Cyprus Sg246A Blind Runner

 
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Posted Today  1 Hr 58 Min ago  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add Moose to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
About three months ago I found myself in Stanley Gibbons. It wasn't planned, I just found myself outside Charring Cross Station waiting for the missus on a Saturday afternoon - and since I had some time to myself decided to make my way down to SG - I hadn't been there in well over 12 years.
I was looking for some better Poland and Hungary only to be told that SG no longer dabble in world and concentrate only on Commonwealth.
It was then, out the corner of my eye right on the other side of the room I saw this piece. I new what it was from that distance and made a beeline for it - Poland and Hungary no longer a priority.
My legs buckled at the price, but it had been 20 years since I saw an example like this.
SG description reads: 1964 Olympic Games 10m 'Runner', lower left corner block of 6 (2x3) showing the iconic 'Blind runner' on R9/2 very fine unmounted o.g. A modern rarity with very few recorded. (The variety occurs on one stamp out of 400, but the vast majority were removed by post office staff prior to sale)
Sooo, I took the plunge, arranged a lay-bye plan, and waited.
Its the most expensive philatelic item I've purchased, its been on my want list for over 30 years, so I'm happy and thought it would be a decent piece to share with the community

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Posted Today  1 Hr 8 Min ago  Show Profile Check GeoffHa's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add GeoffHa to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Congratulations on your find. Hope your wife didn't tell you off too much!
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Thanks GeoffHa. Surprisingly, quite supportive, she was. Although, I think that might have something to do with receiving some new jewelry after I sold my banknote collection. I guess she sees that there are some benefits to my collecting madness after all
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