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Auction: 16030 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 586

(x) British East Africa
1890 (May Surcharged on Stamps of Great Britain
½a. on 1d., 1a. on 2d. and 4a. on 5d. set of three, each handstamped "cancelled" (GB14), mint and of fresh colour; the ½a. on 1d. with a faint tone spot on gum, otherwise fine. A rare set. S.G. 1-3. Photo

Note: These stamps were used as De La Rue/Inland Revenue reference colour standards. It is believed that no more than twelve sets of these stamps were so handstamped, some of which remain in official archives

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£2,400