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Auction: 6031 - British Empire Stamps & Covers
Lot: 1253

Cyprus 1880 (1 Apr.) Overprints on Stamps of Great Britain Half Penny Rose Plate 19, JD, unused with large part original gum; a little oxidised. A rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1975). S.G. 1, £5000. Photo Estimate £ 1,500-1,800Note: In "Cyprus 1353-1986, History, Postal History and Postage Stamps", 3rd Edition, published by Robson Lowe 1987, Chris Crutwell, in a section entitled "Notes On Some Examples of Cyprus S.G. 1 - Plate 19", only records some twenty-four mint or unused examples of this stamp.

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