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Auction: 5023 - Important Great Britain, British Post Offices Abroad, Crowned Circles & B.E.
Lot: 688

x HONG KONG Issued Stamps 1880 (Mar.-Sept.) Surcharges "5/cents." on 8c. bright orange, variety surcharge inverted, clearly cancelled "B62", horizontal bend not affecting fine appearance. A rarity of which less than twenty examples are recorded. Holcombe (1988) and B.P.A. (1991) Certificates. Sc. 31a; S.G. 23a, £16,000 Estimate £ 6,000-8,000

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