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Sparks Auctions Sale: 52

Great Britain and British Commonwealth
Antigua
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 484
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: 2/20

image 1863/1887, 1d Queen Victoria study group of ten, neatly-mounted and identified by Stanley Gibbons number, with examples of various shades and printings, used unless otherwise noted, comprising S.G. 5, 6 (hinged o.g.), 7, 13 (hinged o.g.), 14, 16, 17, 24 (hinged o.g.), 25, and 26 (hinged o.g.), the odd small flaw but a visually-striking group and useful reference, fine. (S.G. 5/26, £601). (Image)

Estimate C$ 200

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 485
Symbol: O
Cat No: 2var

image 1863-7, 1d bright rosy mauve Victoria, rough perf 14 to 16, horizontal strip of four, each with neatly-struck A02, good colour and well-centered for this issue, a scarce and fine multiple; (S.G. 5), ex Frederick Meyer (October, 2004). (Image)

Estimate C$ 200

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 486
Symbol: *
Cat No: 5

image 1872, 1d lake Queen Victoria, part original gum, hinged, pleasing deep colour, the odd trivial short perf as commonly seen, a pleasing stamp, fine. (S.G. 13, £200) (Image)

Scott $ 220

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 487
Symbol: *
Cat No: 6

image 1872, 1d scarlet Queen Victoria, hinged, large part original gum, bright colour, particularly well-centered for this issue, very fine. (S.G. 14, £200) (Image)

Scott $ 225

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 488
Symbol: *
Cat No: 12, 13, 15

image 1882, ½d green to 4d blue Queen Victoria, watermark Crown CA, perforated 14, hinge remnants, a scarce set of the 1882 printings, good colour, fine. (S.G. 21-3, £471.50) (Image)

Scott $ 552

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 489
Symbol: *
Cat No: 21-30

image 1903, ½d to 5sh Seal of the Colony & King Edward VII, set of ten, with the additional 1d carmine on bluish paper (Sc. 22a), watermark Crown CC, hinged, many lightly so, the 1d on bluish, 2sh and 5sh with the odd trivial toned perf at top, overall quite fresh and well-centered, chiefly fine-very fine. (S.G. 31/40) (Image)

Scott $ 480

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 490
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 42-57

image 1921-9, ½d green to £1 violet & black King George V & St. John's Harbour,including the additional 1d bright scarlet and 2½d bright blue shades, watermark Multiple Script CA, hinged, many lightly so, a few appearing never hinged, the 4sh with a few small tone spots on gum, an overall fresh and well-centered set, fine-very fine. (S.G. 62/80, £250) (Image)

Scott $ 314

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 491
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 58-64

image 1921-9, 3d violet to £1 violet & black on chalky paper, watermark Multiple Crown CA, mostly hinged, the 4d and 5sh appear never hinged, fresh colours, many well-centered examples, the £1 centered to the left, mostly fine-very fine. (S.G. 55/61, £300) (Image)

Scott $ 355

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 492
Symbol: **
Cat No: 67-76

image 1932, ½d to 5sh Tercentenary of the Colony, never hinged, watermark Multiple Crown CA, perforated 12½, a fresh and generally well-centered set, overall fine-very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 650

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Ascension
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 493
Symbol: *
Cat No: 40-49

image 1942-4, ½p violet to 10sh red violet King George VI, perforated 13.5, including the 1949 1d green, but without the other issues of that year, lightly hinged, a fine and fresh group, very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 202

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Australia
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 494
Symbol: *
Cat No: 40

image 1915, 6d ultramarine Kangaroo, Die II, watermark Wide Crown, Narrow A, lightly hinged original gum, lovely centering, delicate pastel-like shade, a choice example of this scarce stamp, extremely fine. (S.G. 26, £225) (Image)

Scott $ 170

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 733
Symbol: Cvr

image 1935, Rocket Mail, two flight covers, each cancelled Pialba, Queensland and addressed to Brisbane, with WRECK ROCKET MAIL cachet, carried from the S.S. Maheno, wrecked en route to Fraser Island on August 11, 1935, scarce and fine-very fine. (Image)

Estimate C$ 100

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Australian States -- New South Wales
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 495
Symbol: O
Cat No: 2o

image 1850, 1d gooseberry red Seal of the Colony, Plate II, re-engraved, on hard greyish paper, with clouds, large margins on three sides, ample to clear at left, cancelled with neatly-struck "55" of Newcastle, a pleasing example of this scarce shade, fine. (S.G. 10, £600) (Image)

Scott $ 750

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 496
Symbol: O
Cat No: 6d

image 1850, 2d ultramarine, Plate III, four huge balanced margins, centrally-struck cancellation in black, an exceptional stamp in all respects, extremely fine. (S.G. 29) (Image)

Scott $ 270

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Basutoland
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 499
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 1-10

image 1933, ½d emerald to 10sh olive King George V & Nile Crocodile, set of ten, never hinged to the 1sh, the balance lightly hinged, overall fresh and well-centered, mostly very fine. (S.G. 1-10, £325). (Image)

Scott $ 368

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Bechuanaland
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 500
Symbol: O
Cat No: 106-116

image 1932, ½d green to 10sh black & red brown King George V and Cattle, pictorial set of twelve, used, the odd light adhesions on reverse, most with neatly-struck and unobtrusive corner cancels, a difficult set particularly with the two high-values, the 10sh in this set being particularly well-centered, desirable and chiefly fine-very fine. (S.G. 99-110, £600) (Image)

Scott $ 687

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British Commonwealth -- Collections & Accumulation
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 1155
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

image 1935/1980s, mint and used collections of British Commonwealth Omnibus issues, consisting of thousands of mostly mint stamps in three stock books, two binders and a folder of material in glassines, pages protectors, etc., including George V's 1935 Silver Jubilee, George VI's Coronation and Silver Wedding, Elizabeth II's Coronation and various wedding commemorations and anniversaries, the Elizabethan issues also including the Queen Mother's birthday, Red Cross, World Cup, Churchill, UNESCO, etc., some toning to some pages, with little impact on the stamps, ideal for the collector looking to fill out an existing collection or for dealer inventory, overall clean and fine-very fine; online photos show roughly half of the contents. (Image)

Estimate C$ 1,500

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 1156
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collection

image Mint and used Commonwealth collection in two springback albums, 1850s-1960s, with several hundreds of stamps, mostly used Victoria to early QEII typically part-sets of lower-value denominations, the odd mint hinged example included, some faults, close inspection warranted, with potential for postmark interest, overall fine. (Image)

Estimate C$ 250

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 1157
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

image Large accumulation of mint and used Commonwealth and Great Britain, 1880s-1980s, numbering at least a thousand, mostly mint hinged and some never hinged in clear mounts in a Scott Specialty album, well-populated with about 30 countries represented (Barbados, Bahamas, Falklands, Christmas Islands, etc.), a Lindner album with much never hinged (including Channel Islands, some GB phosphor tags, etc.), two stock books and a binder of early G.B, many full sets with some duplication, overall fine-very fine, well worth examining to appreciate the full value. (Image)

Estimate C$ 400

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 1158
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collection

image Collection of mostly mint George VI British Commonwealth issues, starting with the 1937 George VI coronation issue period, a quality collection of several dozens of sets from more than 40 countries, mostly mint, and neatly organized in three stock books, with centering notably better than usually found, and predominantly lightly hinged, with never hinged examples found throughout. We note the following better items and sets: Aden (Sc. #16-27a, c.v. $65); Antigua #84-95 NH (c.v. $105); Bahamas #100-113 (c.v. $127), #116-129 (c.v. $63); Bahrain #38-51 (c.v. $88), 20-37 (c.v. $573), 60-61A (c.v. $79), 78-80 (c.v. $104); Barbados #216-227 (c.v. $96); Bermuda #123-128 (c.v. $500); British Guiana #230-241 x2 (c.v. $166); Virgin Islands #76-87 (c.v. $140); Burma #18A-33 (c.v. $145); #O15-O27 (c.v. $224), #O43-O55 (c.v. $200); Falkland Islands #93-96 (c.v. $290 not counting NH factor); Gibraltar #107-118 (c.v. $106); India #162-166 (c.v. $160); New Hebrides #50-61 NH (c.v. $300); Northern Rhodesia #26-45 NH (c.v. $275); Seychelles #125-148 (c.v. $367); Australia #218-221 mint hinged (c.v. $253), as well as Newfoundland, Hong Kong, Burma and India likely being of interest. Significant value here, overall fresh and fine-very fine throughout; online photos show a representative sampling of this lot. (Image)

Estimate C$ 1,000

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 1159
Symbol: O

image 1949, 75th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union, complete omnibus series, neatly-mounted on quadrille pages, with 310 stamps from Aden through Zanzibar, chiefly well-centered and fresh throughout with neatly-struck cancellations, an attractive and fine-very fine holding of these popular issues. (Video 1) (Image)

Stanley Gibbons 750

Opening C$ 250.00

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British Guiana
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 503
Symbol: *
Cat No: 157a

image 1899, 2c on 5c brown & green Mt. Roraima, "Without Period" variety, hinged, superbly-centered, a lovely example of this variety, very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 185

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Cape of Good Hope
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 504
Symbol: O
Cat No: 15

image 1963-4, 1sh bright emerald green Triangle,ample to large margins, pleasing colour, neat triangular cancel, scarce in this quality, very fine. (S.G. 21, £750) (Image)

Scott $ 725

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 1160
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection

image Cape Triangles, 1853-64 used selection, with 34 examples on two black stock pages, including twenty four stamps identified as being Sc. #4 or 13, one 13a, as well as #2 (2), #3 (2), #5 (2, one on piece), and #6 (3), mostly three-margin examples, a high-cataloguing group of these popular classics, some small flaws to be expected, generally fine-very fine. (Image)

Estimate C$ 500

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Cayman Islands
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 738
Symbol: Cvr

image 1933 (January 16), Georgetown to Cayman Islands, shortpaid postage due cover, franked with ¼d brown Centenary, tied by Georgetown c.d.s., shortpaid and struck with black “T” in circle, manuscript “2½d”, affixed with 1d gray blue and 2d yellow postage dues of St. Lucia, cancelled Castries (9 Feb), with further strike on reverse alongside partial “Nueva Cerd” c.d.s. (20 Feb), a philatelic usage, yet attractive and seldom seen. (Sc.69, J1, J2) (Image)

Estimate C$ 100

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Falkland Islands
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 524
Symbol: *
Cat No: 52

image 1928 (February 7), 2½d on 2d brown violet South Georgia Provisional, surcharged in black, very lightly hinged original gum, centered to the upper right, fresh colour and strong impression, a fine example of this scarce stamp, issued in South Georgia due to a shortage of 2½d adhesives, and withdrawn just over two weeks after issue; with 1955 British Philatelic Association certificate (depicting the stamp before the sheet selvedge was removed, which still accompanies). (Image)

Scott $ 1,300

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 525
Symbol: *
Cat No: 54-64 + Varieties

image 1929-31, ½d green to £1 red on green King George V, Whale, & Penguins, set of eleven, with the additional perforation varieties of the ½d, 1d, 4d, 6d, and 1sh, all such types recorded by Gibbons, all hinged, ranging from very lightly so to hinge remnants, the odd stamp with some feathered perfs, overall quite fresh, a scarce set, fine-very fine. (S.G. 116/126; £899) (Image)

Scott $ 847

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 526
Symbol: *
Cat No: 65-76

image 1933, Falkland Islands Centenary ½d to £1, set of twelve, hinged, most lightly so, including the key £1 King George V, universally bright and fresh colours, well-centered, very fine and choice, one of the iconic sets of the British Empire. (S.G. 127/138, £4,250) (Image)

Scott $ 4,800

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 527
Symbol: *
Cat No: 74a

image 1933, Falkland Islands Centenary, 5sh black & yellow orange, a well-centered single of deep colour, hinged, with large part original gum, showing small ink flaw near "A" of "Islands", a desirable example of this scarce stamp, fine-very fine. (S.G. 136a, £3,250) (Image)

Scott $ 3,252

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 528
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 84-96

image 1938-46, ½d green & black to £1 dark violet & black King George VI Pictorials, the set complete per Scott, with additional shades of the 2½d and 6d, most with full never hinged original gum, including the 1sh to £1 values, the hinged examples lightly so, catalogued as a never hinged basic set, fresh and fine-very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 600

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 529
Symbol: **
Cat No: 94a

image 1938-46, 5sh indigo & pale yellow brown King George VI, full never hinged original gum, scarce as such, brilliant colour, fine-very fine, a fresh and desirable example of this scarce shade; with 1996 Brandon certificate. (S.G. 161b, £1,100 as hinged) (Image)

Estimate C$ 400

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Gilbert & Ellice Islands
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 547
Symbol: *
Cat No: 1-11

image 1911, ½d to 1sh Surcharged Stamps of Fiji, ½d to 2½d Pandanus, the complete first two sets of the Colony, hinged, most quite lightly, fresh, fine-very fine. (S.G. 1/11, £211) (Image)

Scott $ 244

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 548
Symbol: *
Cat No: 14-31

image 1912-24, ½d to £1 King George V, comprising 1912-24 issues, watermark Multiple Crown CA, and 1922-24 issues, watermark Multiple Script CA, all perforated 14 and typographed by De La Rue, the former set including two shades of the ½d and 1d, hinged, many lightly so, including the key £1 value, fresh colours, a difficult group, fine-very fine. (S.G. 12/24, 27/35, £780) (Image)

Scott $ 902

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Great Britain
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 549
Symbol: O
Cat No: 2

image 1840, 2d blue Victoria, lettered NG, four ample to large margins on all sides, cancelled with red Maltese Cross, bright fresh colour, very fine. (S.G. 5, £975) (Image)

Scott $ 975

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 550
Symbol: O
Cat No: 2

image 1840, 2d blue Queen Victoria, horizontal pair, lettered GD-GE, four mostly large margins all around, cancelled with crisp strikes of black Maltese Cross, striking deep shade, a beautiful and scarce multiple, very fine. (S.G. 5, S.G. Spec DS5). (Image)

Scott $ 2,500

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 551
Symbol: O
Cat No: 3var

image 1841, 1d red-brown, Plate 13, lettered OG, four ample to large margins, showing double "G" letter variety, cancelled with black Maltese Cross, scarce and very fine. (S.G. Spec BS1b). (Image)

Estimate C$ 150

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 552
Symbol: O
Cat No: 3var

image 1841, 1d red-brown, Plate 14, horizontal pair, lettered KG-KH, four margins, showing basal shift and guidelines through values, neatly-cancelled with two black Maltese Crosses, an attractive multiple from this scarce early plate, very fine. (S.G. 8, S.G. Spec BS3d). (Image)

Estimate C$ 250

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 553
Symbol: O
Cat No: 3var

image 1841, 1d red brown Queen Victoria, Plate 30, vertical pair, lettered DK-EK, four large margins, each cancelled with crisp Dublin Maltese Cross (Type II), an exceptional pair with a desirable Irish cross, very fine. (S.G. Spec BS19tf). (Image)

Estimate C$ 250

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 554
Symbol: O
Cat No: 3var

image 1841, 1d red brown Queen Victoria, Plate 33, lettered GC, four large, margins, cancelled with choice strike of London "7" Maltese Cross, a lovely stamp, very fine. (S.G. 8m, S.G.Spec BS22ug) (Image)

Estimate C$ 150

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 555
Symbol: O
Cat No: 3var

image 1841, 1d red brown Queen Victoria, Plate 34, horizontal pair, lettered GB-GC, four margins, twice cancelled with neat Dublin Maltese Cross, scarce and attractive, very fine. (S.G. Spec BS13ti) (Image)

Estimate C$ 250

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 556
Symbol: O
Cat No: 28d

image 1856, 1sh green Queen Victoria, wing margin single on thick paper, beautifully-struck 498 duplex of Manchester, further trace of cancellation at foot, fresh and fine. (S.G. 73b) (Image)

Scott $ 400

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 557
Symbol: O
Cat No: 59a (var)

image 1872, 6d deep chestnut, plate 11, horizontal pair, lettered CA-CB, neatly-cancelled by superb Lees c.d.s. (May 22), the second date slug omitted and inserted in manuscript by postmaster, particularly rich deep shade, unusual and most attractive, lovely and very fine. (S.G. Spec J79(1)) (Image)

Estimate C$ 250

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 558
Symbol: O
Cat No: 98-107

image 1883-4, ½d slate blue to 1sh green Queen Victoria, watermark Imperial Crown, used with select c.d.s. postmarks, a nicely-centered and choice set of hand-picked stamps, particularly desirable and scarce in this quality, fresh and very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 1,994

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 559
Symbol: O
Cat No: 106var

image 1883-4, 9d dull green Queen Victoria, sideways and inverted watermark variety, neatly-struck Devonport c.d.s., heavily hinged, a scarce stamp, fine. (S.G. 195wi). (Image)

Estimate C$ 180

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 560
Symbol: O
Cat No: 108

image 1884, 5s rose Queen Victoria, lettered BC, neatly-struck Manchester Telegraphs c.d.s. (December 13), bright colour, fresh and extremely fine. (Image)

Scott $ 435

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 561
Symbol: O
Cat No: 109

image 1884, 10sh ultramarine Queen Victoria, nicely-centered, used with oval registration cancel, fresh colour, a choice example, very fine. (S.G. 183, £550). (Image)

Scott $ 768

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 562
Symbol: *
Cat No: 111-122

image 1887, ½d to 1sh Jubilee Issue, set of twelve, hinged, fresh colours, chiefly fine-very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 755

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 563
Symbol: **
Cat No: 121

image 1890, 10d dull purple & carmine Queen Victoria Jubilee, lower left corner pair, from marginal setting two, never hinged, showing head plate line cut away at corner and horizontal lined blocks, bright colour, a fresh and attractive multiple, extremely fine, ex "Aureum". (S.G. Spec K39(1)) (Image)

Estimate C$ 200

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 564
Symbol: *
Cat No: 121c

image 1887-92, 10d dark purple & deep bright carmine Queen Victoria, hinged, superior centering, fresh colour, a lovely example of this scarce shade, very fine; with 1985 RPSL certificate. (S.G. 210a, £625) (Image)

Scott $ 725

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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 565
Symbol: **
Cat No: 140a

image 1902, 5sh deep bright carmine King Edward VII, De La Rue printing, never hinged, fresh colour and select centering, a most attractive stamp, very fine. (S.G. 264, £800). (Image)

Scott $ 600

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