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Auction: 11031 - The Chartwell Collection - Great Britain Surface-Printed Issues
Lot: 541

1879-80 Tender Essays and Proofs 1879 Charles, Skipper & East Tender for the 1d. Value A collection comprising a range of the dummy "specimen stamp" showing Ceres head facing right with a single impression die proof, a strip of six printed in company decorative emblem, blocks of six se-tenant with Arms "specimen stamp" blocks of nine and Egypt 2pi. blocks of six, in pink and in blue, and a perforated block of six in green, Arms "specimen stamp" die proof in blue and sheets of twenty-one in grey and in yellow, both perforated "specimen c. skipper & east" Estimate £ 2,000-2,500

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