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Auction: 11031 - The Chartwell Collection - Great Britain Surface-Printed Issues
Lot: 1147

Official Stamps Government Parcels 1887-1900 Issue Issued Stamps 1/- green and carmine, variety overprint inverted, the usual parcel cancellation associated with this variety, good strong colours. A fine example of this very rare stamp of which only about twelve examples are recorded. R.P.S. Certificate (1953). S.G. Spec. L30a, £13,000 Estimate £ 4,000-5,000 Note: An article by Karl Louis on this rare variety appeared in The GB Journal, Vol 43, No. 4

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