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Auction: 5034 - GB Stamps & Postal History featuring Collections of J Carruthers, O O Ffooks and others
Lot: 1064

Great Britain Surface-Printed Issues 1883-84 ´Lilac and Green´ Issue 1/2d. to 1/-, the ten values overprinted "cancelled" type 14, without gum; some faults barely detracting from this attractive and very rare set. S.G. Spec. K17At/K26u, £4625. Photo for six Estimate £ 800-1,000Note: These sets were produced for the De La Rue archives and were originally affixed to pieces of card - one such set was offered in the Marcus Samuel "Specimen Stamps of Great Britain" auction at Spink on 3 December 2003

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£1,600