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Auction: 26012 - The Dr. Erick Reeber Collection, FRPSL
Lot: 1290

(x) Madagascar
British Consular Mail

The extensive balance of the British Consular Mail on Hagners, much duplication in places, including 1884 (Mar.) inscribed "letter" 6d. and 1/- both with diagonal red line and inscribed "postal packet" 4d. without manuscript amendment and with violet handstamp used, 1d. (2), 2d. (5) and 3d. (4); 1886 (Mar.) 6d. rose-red unused and used (5); 1886 British Consular Mail 4d. magenta unused (4); 1886 "postage" 29½mm. long and with stops, British Vice-Consulate 1d. unused (31, five with violet handstamp), 1½d. used, (2) 2d. unused (12, four with violet handstamp) and used, 3d. with violet handstamp unused, 4½d. unused with violet handstamp and used (3, two with violet handstamp), 8d. used and 9d. unused (repaired and in very poor condition), Consular Mail 1d. unused (12), 1½d. unused (9), 2d. unused (3), 4½d. used 8d. unused (3) and 9d. unused (7); "postage" 29½mm and without stops, British Vice-Consulate 1d. unused and 3d. unused (4, one badly damaged), and Consular Mail 1d. unused (20, eight with violet handstamp), 1½d. unused (14, seven with violet handstamp) and used, 2d. unused (5) and used 2), 3d. unused (4, three with violet handstamp), 4½d. unused (6, three with violet handstamp) and used (3) and 6d. unused (6, one with violet handstamp); and "postage" 24½mm. without stop but stop after value 4d. unused (2) and 8d. unused. Condition extremely mixed, many with thins and other faults, some of the used with diagonal red ink line. Careful viewing strongly recommended. Cat. £64,000+

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Estimate
£3,000 to £4,000

Starting price
£2000