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Auction: 22014 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 442

India
The remarkable collection formed by Marcus Samuel, FRPSL. Type numbers quoted are taken from "Specimen Stamps of British India" by Marcus Samuel, published by the India Study Circle in 1978
Convention States Stamps
Gwalior
1885 (May) space between two lines of overprint 13mm., Hindi inscription 13mm. to 14mm. long, ½a., 1a. and 2a. in complete sheets of 120 (12x10, separated horizontally at centre), each handstamped "specimen" (15x3mm.) Type GW1 in red, position 38 on all three values and position 98 on the ½a. and 1a. all showing error "spegimen", hinged to album pages and all apparently with large part or full original gum; stated by Samuel to be reprints though not confirmed. A remarkable trio

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