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Auction: 11033 - Autumn Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 2184

Uganda 1896 (June) 15(c.) to 100(c.) with the 30(c.) in a horizontal pair and the 60(c.) showing variety "600" corrected to "60" with a "forward slash" through the second "0", in combination with 1895 (Mar.) wide letters, wide stamps, 40(c.) horizontal pair (left stamp defective), together making up a 500 shells franking, cancelled with blue crayon lines and crosses and tied on part of a brown paper parcel wrapper from Bishop Alfred Tucker at Namirembe to R.H. Leakey at Koki, endorsed "B.T. March 19. 97" at lower left corner; the usual creasing, etc. and with some very lightly printed. Irrefutably one of the most important of all Missionary Issue items and an outstanding exhibition item. S.G. 4, 46-53. Photo Estimate £ 20,000-30,000

Sold for
£32,000