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Auction: 23021 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 567

The Chris Moffat Collection of Nyasaland
1898 'Cheque' Stamps
1d. Vermilion Setting II, Perforated 12
A used collection on pages showing misplaced controls, controls missing (6), shades from pale to deep ultramarine, example on piece cancelled by Blantyre 01.06, the earliest known usage, marginal block of twelve with controls cancelled by Zomba 30.07 d.s., reinforced in places though a late usage and an impressive multiple; also envelopes (17) including "o.h.m.s." envelope made un-official, Africa Lakes Corporation envelope, four addressed to Armbuster, two with rubber stamped address to "w. h. keiller, / auctioneer and valuator, / land, transport, / and commission agent", marginal pair on locally addressed envelope from Chiromo and two locally addressed envelopes from Zomba bearing marginal blocks of four. Mixed condition though a useful group.

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Sold for
£750

Starting price
£650