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Auction: 20041 - The "Dubois" Collection of Jamaica Postal History and Stamps - Part I - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 493

Postal Fiscal Stamps
1887 (c.) Printer's Working Sheet
A printers working sheet (170x278mm.) bearing the following: two large Arms die proofs in black on glazed card, an oval-shaped die proof of the Arms in black on glazed card (103x65mm.) marked "For Copper plate printing" and from Steel plate", 1855-74 1½d. and 3d. with manuscript "Specimen", 1858 5/- stamp-size die proof in green, 1/-, 5/- and 10/- each handstamped "specimen" (GB2), marked "obsolete" and with various other notations, and 1865-73 1d. rose. A wonderful printer's working sheet showpiece. Photo

provenance:
Robson Lowe, Bermuda February 1979

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Sold for
£1,500

Starting price
£480