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Auction: 22014 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 252

India
The remarkable collection formed by Marcus Samuel, FRPSL. Type numbers quoted are taken from "Specimen Stamps of British India" by Marcus Samuel, published by the India Study Circle in 1978
1854 Issue
1894 essay with crosses in upper corners, lithographic transfer on yellowish wove paper ½a. dark blue upper left corner block of four, [1-10], and issued design 1a. red on yellowish wove paper upper right corner block of four, [7-16], each stamp with one letter of "specimen" on reverse, the lower pair of each cut between with one turned over to reveal the underprint. Spence 108, 53R

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