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Auction: 25029 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 2460

Great Britain
King Edward VII Issues
De La Rue
10d. ordinary paper overprinted "specimen" (Type 16) and mint (11) with dull purple and carmine (2), slate purple and carmine with shades 'bright carmine (F)' with P.E.G.B. Certificate (1995), slate purple and 'deep carmine' with Hendon Certificate (1993), and slate purple and 'deep bright carmine (F), slate purple and carmine-pink (3); chalk surfaced paper overprinted "specimen" (Type 17), mint (19) and used (3) with dull purple and carmine shades including 'very pale purple and carmine' with Hendon Certificate (2019), slate-purple and carmine shades, slate-purple and deep carmine (2) with Hendon Certificate (1992) and R.P.S. Certificate (1993), and shades of dull purple and scarlet, one with R.P.S. Certificate (1982), also 'intense bright carmine' and example with weak or no cross in crown. One or two areas of minor toning otherwise generally fine with nine stamps unmounted mint. A superb group of the shades. Spec. c.£7,000+

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Estimate
£800 to £1,000

Starting price
£650