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Auction: 25011 - The David Spivack Collection of Queen Victoria Overprinted for use in the Bechuanalands
Lot: 118

(x) Bechuanaland
1888 Half Penny Provisional Surcharge
"One/Half-/Penny" on 3d. pale reddish lilac and black, variety broken "f" in "Half" (R.5/11), unused with some original gum. A rare stamp with only five examples recorded (one in the Royal Collection). B.P.A. Certificate (2014). S.G. 29a, £15,000. Photo

provenance:
H.R. Holmes, October 1981

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£3,000 to £3,500