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Auction: 1020 - Summer Collectors Series - Stamps
Lot: 2303

Orange Free State 1877 "4" Surcharges on 6d. Rose Used A block of six (3x2), the top row all Type c, the lower row comprising Types c, d and d, neatly cancelled with Heilbron 30 May 1878 c.d.s.; three stamps with thins, and a few other trivial imperfections though an impressive block and the largest recorded used multiple of these surcharges. S.G. 12, 13. Photo Estimate £ 500-600 Note: A wing-margin mint block of six exists in the Royal Philatelic Collection

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