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Auction: 3025 - Stamps & Covers of the World & Stamp Boxes
Lot: 766

Seychelles 1890-1984, collection in two volumes comprising mint, used on cover and postal stationery; the mint include 1890 Die I 2c. to 96c. and Die II 2c. to 16c., 1893 (Jan.) surcharges including 3c. on 4c. marginal block of eighteen (6x3), 1897-1900 2c. to 2r.25 with additional 2r.25 overprinted "specimen", 1901 surcharges with some additional values in blocks, 1903 CA 2c. to 2r.25, 1906 MCA 2c. to 2r.25, 1912 MCA 2c. to 2r.25, 1917-22 MCA 2c. to 5r., 1921-32 Script to 5r., 1938-49 2c. to 5r., 1952 2c. to 10r., 1954-61 2c. to 10r., 1962-68 5c. to 10r. and later issues virtually complete; the covers (114) include 1894 part envelope registered to London bearing 1893 12c. on 16c. (6), 1902 envelope to England bearing 1900 6c. tied by c.d.s. with inverted code "A", 1902 OHMS envelope registered to USA bearing 1902 45c. on 1r., 1936 locally addressed envelope bearing fifteen KG V values to 2r.25 and 1940 envelope to England with Seychelles censor cachet in violet; the postal stationery include 1895 15c. envelope cancelled by c.d.s. with code "1" and 30c. envelope cancelled by c.d.s. with code "5" and 1896 18c. on 30c. envelope to Germany uprated with 13c. An interesting lot Estimate £ 700-900

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