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Auction: 25011 - The David Spivack Collection of Queen Victoria Overprinted for use in the Bechuanalands
Lot: 432

(x) Bechuanaland
Army Telegraphs
1901 preparatory proofs for K.E.VII £1 value with the essay for the lettering "army/telegraphs" in Indian ink on tracing paper and dated "March 19 1901"; cut-down die proof of the lettering in black on glazed card and a die proof (40x46mm) of the K.E.VII unappropriated die for the £1 value. A magnificent and very important group as the were no K.E.VII Army Telegraph stamps. Believed to be unique. Photo

provenance:
Robson Lowe auction, September 1976

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£800 to £1,200