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Auction: 159 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1313

#E1c, 1916 "Special Delivery" overprint on 5d Orange and black, double overprint, one inverted, top sheet-margin single, used along with 1917 1d Carmine & black semi-postal on "On His Majesty's Service" imprint cover, stamps tied by "Nassau/Bahamas/27 June 17" datestamp, with the postmark repeated at bottom, cover with harmless vertical pocket fold, very fine; addressed to Nassau so in all probability a handback usage, but still exceedingly rare on a contemporary cover.

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$2,200