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Auction: 6004 - British Empire Stamps & Covers, featuring Australia
Lot: 1414

Victoria 1886-96 Issues inscribed "stamp duty" Issued Stamps A mainly mint collection including 1/2d. lilac-grey block of four and singles (3, one a deep shade), 1/2d. "red" blocks of four (3) and singles (5), 1d. Fergusson & Mitchell (52 including two blocks of eight and five blocks of four, 1d. Reading (44 including blocks of fifteen and nine and four blocks of four), 2d. (17 including three blocks of four), 21/2d. (14 including two blocks of four, and one with watermark inverted), 4d. (3), 5d. pair, 6d. (15 including two blocks of four), 9d. apple-green blocks of twenty and six, 9d. carmine block of four, 1/- block of four and singles (2), 1/6d. pale blue and 1/6d. orange (2), also 1891 (June) 1d. orange-brown on pink strip of four, 1896-99 wmk. V3 1/2d. "red" (50 including a block of twenty-four and two blocks of four), 1/2d. green (2), 1d. block of five and three blocks of four, 11/2d. block of four, 2d. (10 including two blocks of four), 21/2d. block of four, 3d. blocks of four (2), 4d. block of four, 5d., 6d. (6 including a block of four), 9d. (2, one with watermark sideways), 1/- (2), 1/6d. and 2/- block of four, and 1899-1901 wmk. V4 1/2d. (12 including a block of eight), 1d. red (33 including one with watermark sideways and a block of four with watermark inverted), 1d. olive (32), 2d. block of four, 21/2d. block of four and single, 3d. bistre-brown blocks of sixteen and four, 3d. slate-green block of twelve, 4d. blocks of seventeen and four, 5d. block of four and single, 6d. block of twelve, 9d. block of four and single, 1/- block of four, 1/6d. block of four and 2/-. A fine lot well worth examination. Cat. £5500+ Estimate £ 1,500-1,800

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