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Auction: 11031 - The Chartwell Collection - Great Britain Surface-Printed Issues
Lot: 1133

Official Stamps Government Parcels 1883 De La Rue Essays 3d. on 3d. lilac, GE, and 6d. on 6d. lilac, DH, each overprinted "government/parcels" in thick sans serif capitals (S.G. Type C, the adopted style of he issued stamps) in black, the 3d. on 3d. (soiled) with small part original gum and affixed to fragment of blue paper, the 6d. on 6d. fresh with part original gum. Extremely rare. Cat. £17,500 Estimate £ 6,000-8,000

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