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Auction: 1014 - Collector's Series - Stamps
Lot: 539

Gibraltar British Post Offices and Agencies in Morocco 1888 (22 Dec.) "carte de visite" envelope from Rabat to Bone, Algeria, bearing 1d. rose bisected diagonally and neatly cancelled by a large part inverted strike of the "A26" duplex in red and with Gibraltar c.d.s. (26.12) alongside. Attractive and very rare, being the only recorded example of this duplex in red. B.P.A. Certificate (2005). S.G. Z96 var. Photo Estimate £ 2,500-3,000 Note: There was a genuine shortage of stamps at Rabat at this time

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