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Auction: 26024 - The 'Mulberry' Collection of Great Britain King Edward VII Issues
Lot: 2267

Great Britain
King Edward VII
Officials
Inland Revenue
1902-04, on Stamps of 1902
½d. blue-green and 1d. scarlet imperforate imprimaturs from the Post Office registration, both with full margins all round, large part original gum and fine. Two major rarities, being unique in private hands, and the only Edwardian Department Official imprimaturs available to collectors.. Holcombe Certificate (1987) that covers both values and R.P.S. Certificate "After Consultation" (1989) for ½d. only. Spec. MO1, MO2, £40,000

Notes: Five copies of each value were reported to have been taken from the Imprimatur sheets prior to 1933 [R19/10-12] and [R20/11-12], four of each were given to the Irish Postal Museum.

provenance:
Stamps and Covers of Great Britain 1840 to 1951, Sotheby's, 21 Nov. 1991, Lot 167

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Estimate
£4,000 to £8,000

Starting price
£3000