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Auction: 1026 - British Empire Stamps & Covers from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 18

Ascension 1924-33 "Badge" Issue Issued Stamps, Varieties Torn Flag: 1/2d. to 3d. and 8d. to 3/-, all in marginal blocks of four from the foot of the sheet with one in each showing the variety, accompanied by similar 1/2d. and 2d. blocks showing the variety retouched and 5d. positional block showing the lack of the variety on this value, fresh mint; the 2d. variety block with the variety thinned, the 1/- block with some foxing and the 3/- block with a couple of tiny fox marks. A rare and important group of positional multiples. S.G. 10b-14b, 17b-20b, £3,000+. Photo Estimate £ 600-800

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