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Auction: 11026 - The Chartwell Collection - British Empire
Lot: 14

Bermuda 1873 Three Pence Provisionals A series of provisional surcharges were prepared on the instructions of the Privy Council. It is believed that the Government Printer, Mr. D. McPhee Lee of the "Royal Gazette" was responsible for the work undertaken "THREE PENCE"in fancy Italic capitals with plain "P" in "PENCE" on 1d. Rose-Red A lower left pane of sixty was surcharged. Though not authorised for postal use, a few were later used. These fascinating stamps are fully described on pages 247-251 of the Ludington handbook "three pence" on 1d. rose-red, a block of four with the upper right-hand stamp most unusually showing "t" virtually failing to print, fresh unused without gum; the right-hand vertical pair with a vertical crease, barely affecting the fine appearance of this exceptionally rare multiple. R.P.S. Certificate (1952). S.G. 12, £72,000+ Estimate £ 25,000-30,000 Note: A block of six with wing-margin and a block of four of this rare surcharge were offered in the Ludington collection. Only one further block of four is known to exist which graces the Royal Philatelic Collection provenance: Sir Henry Tucker, Sale 1, October 1978

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