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• Jul-16-26 10:17

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From - Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. -

Lot 4 - EXTRAORDINARY 'TOP & BOTTOM' MARGINAL-INSCRIPTIONS PAIR OF ½a BLUE ON DHURUMSULA; Long 5(?) Oct. 1855 env. (slightly ragged edge along top folded under; creasing clear of stamps & marks) from "DHURUMSULA" (red cds on reverse) via "LAHORE" (red transit ds on reverse) to ? (unclear cds on reverse) most extraordinarily franked (for the 1a double rate) with two marginal inscription 1854 ½a blues (Die I, stone A; pos. 6 & 93!) - one from the top and one from the bottom of the sheet - both with 4 good to wide margins (slightly overlapped) and tied by mainly fine dotted diamond cancels. The stamp with the sheet's top margin has the words "...of the requ[ired]...", and the stamp from the bottom of the sheet has the words "[Superin]tendance of.../[Gen]eral's Office C..." at the foot. Spectacular and amazing - and Possibly Unique - usage of two different marginal inscription stamps from opposite ends of the sheet! Important Exhibition item. BPA Cert. (1993). [Ex Christies RL 'Cama Collection' auction, 2 Mar. 1993; lot 33.].... Sold for GBP 2,200

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. A long-established auction house with an international reputation for serving collectors since 1952. We specialise in line-engraved and early GB stamps and our auctions always include a wide variety of British Empire & Commonwealth stamps, all world postal history, and postcards.