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                                    Catalogue closes October 6, 2026
                            

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                    Tuvalu                    UM                                    
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                                Ruby Wedding. $1 value with BLACK OMITTED  variety UMM
                                    
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                                UM — Unmounted Mint
                                A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
                            
                                                    
                                SG — Stanley Gibbons
                                The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
                            
                                                    
                                SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
                                The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
                            
                                                    
                                variety — Variety
                                A recognised difference from the normal stamp, such as a printing, overprint, perforation, watermark or design variation.
                            
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                    Date
1987
                    SG
487var
                    SG value
£40.00
                
                
                    
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                        £46.00
                    
                    
                        
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