Cook Islands
1967-71 Flower Definitives, IMPERFORATE Set of 19 in Pairs to $2 (no O/P) MNH
This is the initial issue on thin paper and shiny gum without the fluorescent multiple Coat of Arms overprint
There are 19 values including the initially issued 4c stamp with the “Walter Lily” naming error and its replacement correctly printed “Water Lily”
Matched singles from the bottom margin of the sheet
Mint Never Hinged
Scott Catalogue: #397-8 Value US$76.20 (2009) for normal stamps
Plate Proofs or Imperforate are not listed
Stanley Gibbons Catalogue: #227A-45A, Plate Proofs or Imperforate are not listed
I believe these to be Plate Proofs. The printer of this stamp issue Fournier S.A sold its philatelic archives of stamp artwork and proofs in 2007 through the German stamp dealer and auction house Gärtner.