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Auction: 26013 - The "Mulberry" Collection of British Empire and Commonwealth Stamps
Lot: 265

Kuwait
A Complete Set of the "KOWEIT" Essay Overprints
1923-24 ½a. to 10r. set of fourteen values and Official ½a. to 15r. set thirteen, each with "koweit" essay overprint, fresh and fine mint. Extremely rare. only a very few complete sets remain, this being one of the finest. B.P.A. Certificate (2014) for all values. See footnote below S.G. 15. Cat. £45,000. Photo

Note: Produced in 1923, these essays were prepared prior to adopting the name 'Kuwait' for postal purposes and making it closer to the pronunciation in Arabic. Two panes of twelve of each value were overprinted in Calcutta.

The first pane was broken-up, a set of blocks of four now resides in the Royal Philatelic Collection, two sets were sent to the then Viceroy and one set to the Deputy Director General. The second pane was obtained by a London stamp dealer, therefore no more than seventeen sets were available to private collectors. Many sets have been broken up and few complete sets remain.

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Estimate
£20,000 to £25,000

Starting price
£16000