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Auction: 6004 - British Empire Stamps & Covers, featuring Australia
Lot: 968

x Sierra Leone 1884-91 CA 4d. brown abnormally perforated 12, overprinted "specimen" (D12), unused with part original gum; traces of foxing on reverse of a few perfs.. Very rare. Photo Estimate £ 600-800Note: Marcus Samuel suggests that De La Rue, having despatched a supply of these stamps to the Colony, were left with an insufficient stock to enable them to supply the required number of Specimens and that they were obliged to make up the required number by perforating a small number of proofs with a line machine and overprinting them "specimen" provenance: Dr. Conrad Latto

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