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Auction: 19029 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 904

Malta
Issued Stamps
King George V Issues
1922-26 Melita Issue
A mint and used collection including ¼d. to £1 (short perf at foot) set of seventeen overprinted "specimen"; the mint comprise ¼d. (9 including one with Pl. No. "1" and three with No. "2", ½d. (20 including five corner blocks of four with Pl. No. "2"), 1d. orange and purple (10 including one with Pl. No. "1"), 1d. violet (18 including one with Pl. No. "1", three with No. "2" and one with No. "3", and a strip of three with offset on reverse), 1½d. (14 including one with Pl. No. "1" and a corner block of four with No. "3"), 2d. (12 including a block of four and single with Pl. No. "1"), 2½d. (20 including five with Pl. No. "3"), 3d. cobalt (9 including a corner block of four and pair with Pl. No. "2"), 3d. black on yellow (10 including a block of four and single with Pl. No. "3"), 4d. (9 including a corner block of four and single with Pl. No. "1"), 6d. (6 including a single with Pl. No. "2" and a corner block of three with "3"), 1/- corner block of four and single with Pl. No. "1", 2/-, 5/- corner block of four, 10/- single with Pl. No. "1" and a corner block of four, £1 with watermark sideways (6 including a corner pair), £1 with watermark upright (6 including a corner block of four), plus 1925 2½d. on 3d. (2700); the used include 1d. orange and purple with watermark Crown to right of "CA", 2½d. (4), 3d. black and yellow (3), 2/- (3), 2/6d. (2), 5/- (2), 10/-, £1 watermark sideways (3) and £1 watermark upright (2), plus ½d.,1d., 2d., 3d. and 4d. on pieces (4) each cancelled with "T" h.s.; many in multiples, condition generally fine. S.G. 123-142, £5750+

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Sold for
£950