Auction: 8021 - British Empire Stamps and Covers
Lot: 1590
x Victoria 1879-80 Stamp Duty £5, a detailed hand-drawn essay in pencil on stamp-size card, superb. Unique. Photo Estimate £ 5,000-6,000 provenance: J.R.W. Purves, November 1980
Sold for
£4,200
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