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Auction: 11026 - The Chartwell Collection - British Empire
Lot: 134

Turks Islands The 1881 Provisionals The Turks Islands joined the U.P.U. on 1st. January 1881 and it became necessary to provide a supply on 1/2d. and 4d. stamps following the revision of postal rates. The 2 1/2d. surcharge was required to cover the rate for commercial papers. The surcharges were prepared and applied locally and comprise a variety of different settings. Two Pence Halfpenny Setting 6, "2 1/2" (S.G. Type 21) on 1/- lilac, unused with part original gum, straight edges at top and at foot the latter leaving the perforations intact at base of design. An attractive example of this exceptionally rare stamp and almost certainly the rarest of all the 1881 provisionals. R.P.S. Certificate (1959). S.G. 31, £20,000 Estimate £ 9,000-10,000

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£15,000