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Auction: 3015 - India & States, Ceylon and Borneo
Lot: 562

INDIA 1866-78 6a.8p. composite stamp-size essays (2), both with heads printed and the frames handpainted, the first in green with oval surround, the second in brown with octagonal frame in a design close to that issued though with the upper and lower letterings transposed; a unique and highly attractive pair. Also a die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.) marked "before hardening" and dated "Aug 16, 1866". Photo Estimate £ 1,000-1,200

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