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Auction: 7033 - British Empire Stamps & Covers
Lot: 1949

x Victoria "Half Length" Issues Original state of die, 1st. Printing 1d. orange-brown with good to large margins all round, cancelled by butterfly "1" in deep blue ink; small thin at top though of fine appearance. One of the finest examples of this elusive stamp, of which only 90 examples are estimated to exist. Perry Certificate (2006). S.G. 1a, £1,600. Photo Estimate £ 1,750-2,000

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