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Auction: 1026 - British Empire Stamps & Covers from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 298

India Official Stamps 1866 Fiscal Stamps Surcharged or Overprinted "service postage" in semi-circle, 1/2a. mauve on lilac vertical pair, the lower stamp with variety overprint double and misplaced resulting in the overprint appearing between the two stamps, unused with part original gum; a little toned and tiny repair in lower left corner, otherwise sound. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. O19, O19a, £4,250. Photo Estimate £ 1,000-1,200 provenance: Christie´s Robson Lowe, March 1994

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£5,000