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Auction: 26014 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 5141

(x) India
The 1854-55 Lithographed Issues
Half Anna Die I, Stone A
A specialised, used study of retouches (8) with the 1st Group [position 1] (4) showing worn impression, hair retouched; hair retouched; hair redrawn (ex Desai); and an example from the A3 stone. Also 4th group [28] with retouch to chignon, eye, and hair above eye; [52] (2), one with retouch to crown of head, band below crown, hair on forehead, chignon and band on neck (ex Desai), the other showing worn impression; [52] showing very fine touch-up to chignon. All four margined, generally fine, and expertly written up on pages with specialist descriptions.

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Estimate
£600 to £800

Starting price
£420