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| 723 |
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 1854
‘Thuillier’ essay, 1a blue on yellowish wove paper, with four good margins, lightly aged, otherwise fine. Spence 28. (Image)
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Starting at £ 85
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| 724 |
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 1854
‘Thuillier’ essay, 1a blue on yellowish wove paper, complete sheet, slightly reduced (105mmx103mm), with a few minor ink specks and folds clear of the design, otherwise fine. Spence 28. (Image)
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Starting at £ 140
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| 725 |
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 1890
‘Thuillier’ essay, 1a deep blue on yellowish wove paper, four large margins. Fine. Spence 30. (Image)
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Starting at £ 85
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| 726 |
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 1854
essay with Crosses in upper corners, ½a and 1a blue se-tenant (vertical) pairs on lighter yellowish wove paper, complete sheet of sixteen impressions (eight of each value), some light foxing, a minute pinhole well clear of the designs, and vertical
pressed crease, just touching the left impressions, still attractive and scarce. Spence 91 & 43. (Image)
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Starting at £ 280
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| 727 |
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 1894(?) Design of the Issued Stamps, 1a orange red, block of six, on yellowish wove paper, with letters ‘S P E/S P E’ of ‘SPECIMEN’ printed on the reverse. Good to large margins all round. Fine. Spence 53. (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 100
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| 728 |
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 1894
reprints with the Issued Head, 4a vermilion and pale blue on J. Whatman thin yellowish, almost pelure paper, in block of 12 (3x4) from the left half of the sheet. Vertical crease through far right column, odd pinholes and minor age spots, still an
attractive and scarce multiple. Spence 39. (Image)
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Starting at £ 170
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| 729 |
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1894 4a reprint in brown-red and dark blue, wide spacing with wavy lines and rosettes reproducing the format of the 1854-55 first three printings and with full marginal inscriptions, but frame die II (with inner circle retouched) and using the essay
head, COMPLETE SHEET OF TWELVE (4x3) with 'FACSIMILE COPY - 1894' at foot, on yellowish paper with WMK ARMS OF GREAT BRITAIN. Central vertical fold (and another in right margin), still exceptional condition. A very rare and spectacular item, with
only ten sheets said to have been printed on this watermarked paper. Spence 62.
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Starting at £ 650
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| 730 |
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 1894
reprints with the Essay Head, 4a vermilion and pale blue on yellowish wove unwatermarked paper, complete sheet of 12 (4x3), reduced at top and with folds to the left and right of the design, still fine. Scarce. Spence 64. (Image)
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Starting at £ 350
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| 731 |
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 1894
reprints with the Essay Head, 4a vermilion and pale blue on thin yellowish, almost pelure paper, watermarked ‘J. WHATMAN 1874’ (reversed), complete sheet of 12 (4x3). A few small faults; central vertical folds, splitting and creasing in margin, and
some toning, still an impressive item in this complete form. Spence 67. (Image)
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Starting at £ 350
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| 732 |
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 1890(?) 2a Essays for Printing the Stamps by Lithography group including: vermilion on yellowish wove paper with ‘Specimen.’ printed on reverse (Spence 21), sage green on yellowish wove paper (Spence 22), yellow green on yellowish wove
paper (Spence 23), orange red type D1 (2, Spence 24) and type D2 (3, Spence 25), brownish red type D1 and D2, both with ‘P’ of ‘SPECIMEN’ on reverse (Spence 26 & 27), sage green type D1 on yellowish pelure paper (2, Spence 28) and type D2 yellow
green on yellowish pelure paper (4, Spence 29). The odd fault but chiefly fine. Spence 21/29. (16). (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 170
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| 733 |
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 1890(?) Essays for Printing the Stamps by Lithography, 2a yellow-green on yellowish wove paper, type D2 right-hand horizontal strip of five impressions from the sheet of six (positions 2-6) the paper slightly two-toned and small
peripheral imperfections, otherwise fine. Spence 23. (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
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| 734 |
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 1890(?) Essays for Printing the Stamps by Lithography, 2a orange-red on yellowish wove paper, type D1 and D2 complete rows of six impressions, the former with a crease clear of the impressions, the latter with a smattering of black ink
spots and a small thin clear of the designs, otherwise fine and scarce. Spence 24 & 25. (Image)
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Starting at £ 210
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| 735 |
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 1890(?) Essays for Printing the Stamp by Lithography, complete sheet with a row of four 2 annas at top and four rows of eight 1 annas beneath in vermilion on yellowish wove paper, with ‘Specimen.’ printed on the reverse of each
impression. Some minor soiling, one impression with a small pinhole, and a violet dealer's cachet on reverse, still desirable, especially as a complete sheet. Spence 50 & 21. (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 350
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| 736 |
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 1854
‘Thuillier’ essay, 8a light blue and red-brown on yellowish wove paper, complete sheet, slightly reduced (105mmx103mm), with two very small pinholes, also a couple of folds and corner crease well clear of the design, still very presentable. Also
offered with a further example with small faults (a small pinhole and crease in the lower right corner). Spence 1. (2) (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
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| 737 |
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 1890(?) ‘Thuillier’ essay, 8a pale blue and orange-brown on yellowish wove paper, with four large margins. A couple of small inclusions, still fine. Spence 3
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Starting at £ 85
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| 738 |
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 1890(?) ‘Thuillier’ essay, 8a pale blue and orange-brown on yellowish wove paper, with four large margins. A few small inclusions, still fine. Spence 3.
(Image)
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Starting at £ 85
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| 739 |
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 1890(?) ‘Thuillier’ essay, 8a pale blue and orange-red on yellowish wove paper with ‘P’ of ‘SPECIMEN’ printed on reverse, with four good margins. Fine. Spence 4. (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 85
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| 740 |
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 1855-94(?) balance of essays and reprints on album pages, including 1890 ½a deep red (Spence 71) and vermilion (Spence 72) on yellowish wove, 1894 ½a red on yellowish pelure without underprint (Spence 109), 1855 ½a red on yellowish wove
(Spence 125), 1894 ½a dull red on yellowish wove (Spence 127), 1890 1a blue on yellowish wove paper (Spence 29), 1890(?) 1a vermilion on yellowish wove block of 4 (Spence 49) and with ‘Specimen.’ printed on reverse (2, Spence 50), and 1894(?) 1a
orange-red on white to yellowish pelure without underprint (2, Spence 54), also two forgeries. Mixed condition, some fine. (14). (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 120
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| 741 |
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 1852
Scinde Dawk, ½a white, cut square with clear embossing, cancelled by diamond of dots, vertical split which has been reinforced and some creasing and staining, still a collectable example of this classic Indian rarity. SG S1, £3,250. (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
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| 742 |
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 1882-90 ½a blue-green with double impression, mint large part o.g., a very fine example of this spectacular error. One sheet was discovered in Calcutta. SG 85a cat £1800 (Image)
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Starting at £ 600
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