Great Britain and British Commonwealth Gilbert & Ellice Islands
Sale No: 250
Lot No:1754
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Cat No:1s-7s
1911 Protectorate Overprints on Fiji KEVII ½d to 1/- set with 'SPECIMEN' overprints (Bendon Type D12) SG 1s-7s, three complete sets affixed to archive page (275x360mm) tied by 'POSTES ET TELEGRPAPHS/COLLECTION/DE/BERNE/MADAGASCAR' triple-ring h/s in red, some with relatively minor aging marks around the perfs, Cat £900+ as normal Specimen overprints. Annotated received "22. Septembre 1910" - almost three months before the stamps were issued on 1.1.1911 - and signed by Le Directeur Deeachy confirming receipt of "vingt et une figurines postales".