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Auction: 8032 - Stamps & Covers of Asia
Lot: 556

India Official Stamps 1866 Surcharges on Fiscal Stamps — 2a. purple complete stamp with "foreign" and "bill" not cut away, lightly cancelled; some faults and defects though believed to be the sole example of this variety recorded. S.G. O16 var. Photo Estimate £ 1,500-2,000 Notes: The stamp is marked "Ex Burrus" in pencil on reverse though the stamp does not appear in the Burrus India sale of 27 November 1963 The 8a. value with stamp intact was recently offered for sale by auction where it realised £13,000

Sold for
£8,300