Auction: 24017 - Stamps and Covers of British Asia
Lot: 282
(x) Indian Feudatory States
Hyderabad
The Koichi Sato Gold Medal Collection
1905 (7 Aug.) Issue
Unissued 1a. violet imperforate plate proof with corner ornaments similar to the ¼a. value, from the printer's waste, recto verso printed with the reverse printing showing upright two consecutive halves of the stamp and marked in manuscript "Indian...Nat..". An exhibition item of the highest importance. The only known example. Photo
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£700
Starting price
£700