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Auction: 21021 - The 'Blanic' Collection of Nyasaland and Rhodesia
Lot: 79

Nyasaland
1898 "one/penny" on 3/- Provisional
There was a temporary shortage of 1d. stamps for internal postage early in 1898 due to the loss of a shipment of stamps which left Chinde on 25 January. As an interim measure 33,600 examples of the 3/- were overprinted locally "one penny". A total of 33,420 stamps were sold; nevertheless examples are very rare on cover. Many examples are found with pink fibres on reverse - the sheets being interleaved with pink blotting paper.
Varieties
A horizontal pair with variety surcharge double (widely spaced), usual pink fibres on reverse, fine mint. S.G. 53c, £1,500. Photo

Note: Probably at least three sheets exist with surcharge double:-
Double overlapping - equal intensity;
Double overlapping - one impression stronger than the other;
Double wide - almost equal intensity.

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Sold for
£600

Starting price
£480