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Auction: 18045 - The "On India" Provisional Stamps of Zanzibar, The John Griffith-Jones Collection
Lot: 188

The "2½" Surcharges
Stamps Used For Postal Purposes
15 November 1896 - Surcharge Setting 3
Types 6, 7 and 8 in red on 1½a. sepia
1½a. sepia Type 6, R.5/6 variety inverted "1" in "½" and small second "z", part original gum. An attractive example of this rare stamp. S.G. 29D/j, £1,500. Photo

Note: This variety occurred in two positions in the half pane of sixty, R.5/6 and R.8/4 of Overprint Setting 3

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Sold for
£480