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Auction: 25016 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 1135

(x) India
1854-55 Issue
Half Anna
Die I, Stone A
A pale blue horizontal strip of six [1-6], the right hand stamp with retouches to hair on forehead and kiss curl, clear margins all round, cancelled by diamond of dots, one or two heavier hinges otherwise fine and a very rare strip. Photo.

provenance:
Wilmot Corfield, sold privately in the late 1800s and not publicly offered until now.

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

Estimate
£2,000 to £2,500

Starting price
£1800