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Auction: 1028 - The "Wilkin" Collection of British West Africa Postal History and British Africa Stamps from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 1641

Somaliland Official Stamps 1903 Issue overprinted "service british somaliland" A mint collection of the many varieties associated with this issue, all neatly mounted and superbly written-up on twenty pages, including the set of five in pairs showing "b" over "m" and "b" over "bm", 1/2a., 1a. and 2a. with all the S.G. listed varieties and wrong font types, some with more than one example, and a wealth of the minor type varieties, dropped "e" in various states, etc., a large percentage contained in horizontal pairs; fresh mint and a wonderful collection for the specialist. B.P.A. Certificates (1977 or 1983) for ten items. S.G. O6-9f Estimate £ 1,800-2,000

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