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Auction: 6016 - Stamps & Covers of the World/The D J Norris Collection of Ceylon
Lot: 21

x Ceylon The "cancelled" Obliterator In August 1861 the printers, Perkins, Bacon & Co., provided six examples of each stamp in their possession to Ormond Hill (eldest son of Rowland Hill) for members of his family. These fascinating stamps and the story behind their appearance, have been fully described by Peter Jaffé in his book "cancelled" by Perkins Bacon. 1861-64 watermark Star, intermediate perf 14 to 16, 6d. brown cancelled by large part strike of "cancelled" obliterator; badly damaged. Extremely rare, on of three recorded examples, one of which is in the collection of Her Majesty The Queen. S.G. 23, £8000. Photo Estimate £ 800-1,000Note: This stamp is from position 3 in the horizontal block of six. provenance: Peter Jaffé

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