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Simanggang. 1937-38 Covers all to Rev. Stonton at Simanggang, franked 5c (4 covers) or 1c + 4c, two with return address of The Diocesan Registry at Kuching, two cancelled "PAQUEBOT" (Hosking 3390, Proud SL2) with Simanggang datestamps on reverse, the other three cancelled at Simanggang and backstamped "PAQUEBOT". Five fine commercial covers. (5). £300-350
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Singapore. 1932-38 Covers (4), piece and stamps (9) all with Singapore Paquebot double ring datestamps, a fine illustrated red band envelope to England franked 1934 2c (2) + 6c (also a similar red band envelope posted from Singapore to Kuching), other covers franked 1923 6c, 1932 8c or 1934 25c, a 1932 piece with 1928 20c pair + 25c (4) + 1932 8c. (5 covers + 10 stamps/pieces). £220-260
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1926 (July 18) Cover to Wales franked 1918 $1 cancelled by Sibu c.d.s, endorsed "Per Air Mail", flown by F.P Raynham of the Air Survey Company from Sibu to Kuching, backstamped at Kuching (July 19). Also six photos taken during the flight, one depicting the mail bag being handed to Raynham in his aeroplane. Very scarce, about 70 covers carried on this flight, all endorsed "Per Air Mail" by the Postmaster E.W.H Jacques. Photo on Page 236. £500-600
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1929 (Mar 27) Cover from Kuching to England franked 6c + 12c, bearing a blue "BY AIR MAIL" label and inscribed "Marseille - London", backstamped at Singapore (Apr 1), a G.B ½d applied and cancelled upon arrival (Apr 27). 30 Sarawak covers flown by air from Marseille to London, arriving two days before the surface mails, an extra 12c postage charged for this air service. Fine and scarce. Photo on Page 236. £120-150
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1930 R.A.F Tour of Borneo, May 20th cover franked at 14c rate flown from Kuching to Sibu, and 5th July registered cover franked at 36c rate flown from Kuching to Singapore. Two fine covers, both bearing blue "By Air Mail" labels and inscribed by the R.A.F Flying Boat S.1419, with arrival backstamps. (2). Photo on Page 236. £180-220
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Crash Mail. 1954 (Jan 7) Air letter from Kuching to London, recovered from the Comet crash near Elba, the stamps washed off, handstamped violet "COMET CRASH" with separate violet "10 JAN 1954" and boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA / WATER". A rare origin and combination of two very scarce cachets. N.540110e/f. Photo on Page 238. £240-280
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1893 3c Imperforate colour trial in yellow ochre and green on gummed unwatermarked paper, light horizontal crease, otherwise fine. Also 1893 3c - 45c set of four overprinted "SPECIMEN" and 1896 18c on 45c and 36c on 45c handstamped "SPECIMEN" type SY2, the 1893 45c with light crease, otherwise all fine mint. S.G. 22/27s, £170, + colour trial. (7). Photo on Page 246. £150-180
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1883 (Nov 13) Cover (with a stags head and "S.F.F" on the flap) to Scotland, bearing 4d blue Crown CA pair each cancelled "B34", a red "PAID / LIVERPOOL / BR. PACKET" transit c.d.s and manuscript "6", backstamped red "SIERRA LEONE / PAID" c.d.s and upon arrival at Aviemore. Part flap missing, otherwise very fine and attractive, a very early use of the uncommon Crown CA 4d. Photo on Page 238. £300-400
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c.1902 1½d Duty Plate die proof in black on white glazed card, endorsed "after striking, March 3", 92x60mm. Photo on Page 240. £180-220
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1901 KEVII 2d Registration envelope stamp size photographic proof affixed to thick card, dated "DEC 31 - 1901" and endorsed "Dupl.", a red ink mark showing the intended printing colour, the card with two areas of toning/fading, one of which crosses the proof. From the De La Rue archives. £100-120
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1909 Cover from G.B to Victoria, Cameroon, redirected to Freetown but handstamped boxed "Inconnu / Not Known" (not recorded by Proud but similar to instructional handstamps I4 / I5) and "RETURNED / LETTER BRANCH / 28 JU 10 / FREETOWN". £100-120
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Cape of Good Hope. c.1820-47 Entire letters (2) and entires (10) all to the Master of the Supreme Court in Cape Town, one apparently allowed free as official mail, the others prepaid (7, five with boxed "POST PAID") or unpaid and charged upon arrival (4, one charged 3/3, two with boxed "TO PAY"), five with circular crown handstamps of Worcester, George, Uitenhagen, Caledon or Port Elizabeth, three with Cape Town datestamps. Also two 1834 printed letters from the Master of the Supreme Court regarding insolvency matters, the address panels with printed O.H.M.S headings, addressed within Cape Town, probably hand delivered. (14). £220-260
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Cape of Good Hope. 1828-52 Entire letters (9), entires (5) and a cover with boxed "POST PAID" (8), "PREPAID" (3) or "TO PAY" (4), two with circular crown handstamps of Caledon or Swellendam, four with Cape Town datestamps, three with faults, otherwise largely fine. (15). £220-260
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Cape of Good Hope - Postage Due Mail. 1882-1910 Covers and cards (22) and a front sent within, to, or from the Cape all with postage due handstamps or charge marks including a 1d envelope to Germany with a 2d charge mark applied in error in London and crossed out, charged 20pf in Germany; 1900 registration envelope to G.B with boxed "POSTED OUT OF COURSE / TO PAY" but not charged; 1892 cover to G.B with Cape "2½" charge mark obliterated and replaced by a 5d charge in London; "TAX" handstamps of Alfred Docks (2); "2½d" charge marks on postcards from Russia (2); 1894 1d card uprated ½d with both stamps cancelled by the "T" handstamp; 1899 postcard to Germany with octagonal "T/25c" obliterated by a "1" barred numeral handstamp and replaced by octagonal "T/15c", etc. (23). £200-240
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Cape of Good Hope - Printed Matter. c.1880-1912 Wrappers and circulars (9), postcards with printed advertising messages (2) and a front, the covers sent internally franked ½d (6), 1d or 2d, one cover to England franked 1d, the two cards and one cover with red datestamps of G.P.O Cape Town (2) or Port Elizabeth, three with Newspaper Branch cancels, also c.1875 wrapper from London to Bloemfontein via Cape franked G.B. 1d red, with red "PER R.M STR / VIA PLYMOUTH" and "FORWARDED BY / WILLIAM DUNN & Co. / LONDON". (13). £100-120
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Cape of Good Hope - Postal Stationery. 1898-1909 Picture postcards comprising QV 1d on 1½d card with coloured views of Cape Town, and a similar card used with an O.F.S 2½d stamp, both published by J.C Hubrich of Cape Town; QV 1d cards with pictures of Adderley Street (2, one not posted) or Zulu girls and views of the goldfields on the reverse, or Cape Town G.P.O on the address side; KEVII ½d cards with handpainted views (2) or a photo applied to the reverse; and KEVII 1d cards with Buffalo Harbour, East London shown on the address side (2), all used, the Hubrich cards very scarce. (11). £200-240
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Cape of Good Hope. 1902 KEVII Head die proof in black on white glazed card, virtually identical to the head used for the issued stamps of the Cape, dated "18 JUN 02" and stamped "AFTER / STRIKING", initialled "GCG", fine and scarce. Photo on Page 240. £250-300
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Natal - First Boer War. 1881 Stampless cover from an Officer endorsed "on active service, no stamps procurable" with a "6d" charge mark, encircled "CH" applied upon arrival at Bristol and an arrival backstamp of Clifton, Bristol. Ink stain at upper edge, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 238. £240-280
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Orange River Colony. 1902 KEVII Master Die Proofs with uncleared value tablets and surrounds, in black on white glazed card, one with the unadopted wording "POSTAGE & REVENUE", the other with the adopted wording "POSTAGE", each 20x24mm, the second proof with ink mark at lower right corner, otherwise fine and an unusual pair. (2). Photo on Page 246. £150-180
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Orange River Colony. 1902 KEVII Head die proof in black on white glazed card, dated "June 10. 1902" and initialled in pencil, 92x60mm, toned at left well away from the printed proof, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 240. £200-250
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Orange River Colony. 1905 (Sep 4) Registered cover to Cape Town bearing KEVII ½d - 1/-, the eight stamps each cancelled by "BRITISH ASSN / ORC" skeleton c.d.s, a further strike on the front, "WESTERN T.P.O / R.L.S" backstamp. A scarce cancel, used on the third and final day of the meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science at Bloemfontein. Photo on Page 238. £160-200
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Transvaal. 1871-1909 Mint and used selection in an album including 1871 3d pale reddish lilac mint, 1895 Penny Postage 1d mint block of forty showing cracked plate variety, 1902 ½d - 10/- set mint (with additional 10/-), covers and cards (36), and two 1899 (Oct.) passes issued at Jepperdorp. Also the book "Transvaal Philately". £120-150
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South Africa and South West Africa, mint and used accumulation in five stockbooks with some listed varieties including South Africa 1942 2d line on cap within a mint block of eight units, South West Africa 1923 1d "Af.rica" variety within a mint block, etc. (Many 100s). £150-200
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1910-2000 Mint collection in sixteen albums and loose, with control blocks and many varieties, Union of South Africa in six albums including 1913-24 "SPECIMEN" overprints on nine values (½d, 1d, 2d - 4d, 2/6 - 10/-), Darmstadt trials and Springbok essays (6), 1947 Royal visit issue detailed study in an album with numerous varieties and some covers, 1949 Natal Centenary 1½d detailed study, cylinder blocks in two albums; Republic of South Africa in nine albums complete with studies of the definitive issues showing numerous varieties, many cylinder blocks and other multiples; also an album containing 1976-2000 stamps and miniature sheets issued for international stamp exhibitions, and some literature. A huge quantity, high original cost. (1,000s). £700-800
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c.1927-80 Covers and cards with congress or exhibition cancels (32) including scarce 1936 "SA MED CONGRESS / PMB" skeleton (just 76 letter posted at the Congress P.O), Mobile Post Offices (18), slogans (100+), WW2 F.P.Os (70+ including registered covers), and more recent military mail (c.70, some censored), WW2 patriotic labels (16, seven used on five covers) and 1940 Pinelands National War Fund postcard with scarce "18th Century Fair" cachet, six sheets of labels for various 1944-57 exhibitions and events, and books (7) including "Special and Commemorative Cancels" by H. Reisener, "East African Army Postal Services" by S. Rossiter and "South African Army Postal Services" by E. Proud. (300+). £200-250
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c.1949-2013 First Day Covers and covers with commemorative or special event cancels, international stamp show cancels, commemorative forces covers, first flight and flight centenary covers, also Namibia F.D.Cs and stamp cards, a huge quantity in fourteen albums and loose. (Many 100s). £200-300
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Booklets. 1948-2014 Booklets (216) and booklet panes in three albums, 1987-2013 issues complete with differing printed dates, etc. (216+). £150-180
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South African Homelands. 1976-1994 Mint stamps (including blocks), First Day Covers, philatelic postcards and collectors sheets from Transkei, Venda, Ciskei and Bophutswana, apparently complete, in thirteen albums and loose, all very fine. A considerable quantity, high original cost. (1,000s). £250-350
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1900-02 Covers and a G.B 1d postcard all posted into civilian offices, 22 bearing G.B stamps (three of these in combination with O.F.S or Transvaal stamps), one cover with Pretoria c.d.s applied away from the G.B 2½d which is cancelled upon arrival in London and a "T" handstamp crossed out, five others with stamps disallowed or underpaid and postage due handstamps applied. Cancellations include "2" numeral of Durban and circular dumb cork cancel with Mooi River c.d.s alongside, also stampless cover endorsed "Passed censor no stamps procurable" transferred from the civil P.O to the F.P.O with 2d charge mark, cover posted at Pretoria with O.F.S stamp disallowed and charged 2d, etc. An interesting group mostly franked contrary to regulations, eleven sent within South Africa, the others to G.B, Europe or St. Helena. (26). £240-280
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P.O.W Mail - Prison Ships. 1900-01 Covers (22) and fronts (2) to Boer P.O.Ws on ships in Simons Town Bay or Port Natal comprising items addressed to the Armenian (2), Bavarian (3), Catalonia (2), City of Cambridge (2), Hawarden Castle (2, one a front), Kildonan Castle, Manila (6, one a front), Mongolian (2), Orient, Pindara (2) or Roslin Castle, one cover to the Mongolian with scarce violet cachet "Missent to England / BY NATAL", a few faults, a scarce group. (24). £500-600
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P.O.W. Mail - South Africa. 1900-01 Covers from Boer P.O.Ws in Cape Town (4) or to P.O.Ws in Green Point Camp (2) all with violet boxed "CENSOR, PRISONERS OF WAR / L. Heyman / Lt. Col.", one cover to Kroonstad received at Johannesburg on May 11th (the day before the British captured Kroonstad) endorsed "Held delivered 24/5/00". A few faults though most are fine. (6). £100-120
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P.O.W. Mail - Ladysmith/Umbilo. 1901-02 Covers (10), fronts (3) and a picture postcard, sent from (6) or to (5) Tin Town Camp in Ladysmith, or from or to Umbilo Camp, the Ladysmith items handstamped boxed "PASSED / CENSOR / P. of W. / S.O.P NATAL" (2), triangular "PASSED / CENSOR / P. OF W." (3, also handstamp applied by favour to unused postcard), oval dated "STAFF OFFICER PRISONERS-OF-WAR / LADYSMITH" (2, both fronts) or double circle "PRISONERS OF WAR / PASSED / CENSOR / LADYSMITH" (4), the two Umbilo covers with similar double circle "PRISONERS OF WAR / PASSED / CENSOR / NATAL", two covers registered, one cover redirected to "St. Helena, S.S Orient". A few faults, the majority fine. (14). £160-200
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Australia. 1901-02 Covers to Sydney comprising G.B 1d envelope headed "From No 2166 Trooper F. Sales, Active Service S.A" with Army Post Office Standerton c.d.s; and 1902 cover headed "From 3718 Sgt. Anderson S.A Field Force" with G.B 1d lilac tied by Army Post Office Bloemfontein c.d.s, both senders in the Third New South Wales Mounted Rifles, both covers with a few edge stains. Also unused Victoria picture postcards depicting Hector MacDonald or Sir Frederick Carrington. (4). £120-150
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Army Official. 1905 1m, type "A2" overprint with "ARMY" reading downwards, watermark Multiple Star and Crescent, used with Khartoum c.d.s, a few short perf tips at upper left, otherwise fine and scarce. With R.P.S Certificate (1935). S.G. A3b, £800. Photo on Page 170. £180-220
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Army Official. 1906 2m Army Service overprint (type A3), variety "Army" omitted, tiny surface mark under the first "M" of "Milliemes", otherwise very fine, lightly mounted mint. A rare variety. S.G. A7b, £4,500. Photo on Front Cover. £700-800
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1855-58 4sk (2, one grey-blue shade) and 8sk orange, and 1862 Stockholm local issue 3ore bistre on small piece, all used, the 4sk grey-blue with small stain and 8sk with a couple of short perf tips, otherwise fine. S.G. £1,080. (4). Photo on Page 246. £120-150
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Military Stationery. 1916-46 Military Post envelope cards and envelopes, some with reply stamps, unused and used. Also various postal stationery including Military lettercards overprinted with bars and "P.S", a few picture postcards, etc. (100s). £100-120
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1937 Coronation 1c - 8c set of three, imperforate, perfined "SPECIMEN", superb unmounted mint. Very scarce, just six imperf specimen sets printed, from the De La Rue archives. Photo on Page 246. £800-1,000
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1918 Cover to England with fine type I "TRISTAN / DA / CUNHA" cachet partly covered by British "Opened By Censor 3677" seal, carried by ship to Rio de Janeiro where a Brazil 200r stamp was applied and cancelled (Apr. 29). Small surface fault at lower left corner, otherwise fine and a remarkable WW1 period censored cover (just one other type I censored cover recorded from Tristan in WW1), unique with a Brazil stamp added in transit. Photo on Page 238. £2,500-3,000
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1929 Canadian Pacific envelope to USA with G.B KGV 2½d cancelled by red "TRISTAN DA CUNHA" type IV cachet in red, a partial London Paquebot machine in the upper left corner. Carried by the "Duchess of Athol" which called at Tristan on February 24th. A fine example of the uncommon type IV cachet. Photo on Page 238. £250-300
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c.1965 $10 Stamp size essay depicting clasped hands and points of the compass, superbly handpainted in blue and Chinese white, mounted within a card surround, 100x105mm, within a card folder. A fine and unique essay, from the papers of Waterlow artist Stanley D. Scott (see lot 766). Photo on Page 244. £180-220
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Civil War. Unused Patriotic envelopes in a cover album, some fine designs covering the entire envelopes, some hand coloured, all different, a few a little stained, about seventy fine. (92). £300-400
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c.1862 Patriotic envelope depicting the American Eagle over a map of the United States, draped in the Union flag, posted from New York to an Officer in the N.Y Volunteers at Camp Federal Hill, Baltimore, franked 3c, fine and attractive. Also six unused patriotic envelopes. (7). £100-120
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1899-1912 Registered covers bearing 1899 issue stamps, including 1899 covers to England bearing ten ½d stamps (with two blocks of four) or ½d + 2½d all cancelled "A91", 1901 O.H.M.S cover to Germany with a single 5/- (S.G. £90 as a stamp) tied by Tortola c.d.s, and 1902 cover to USA with ½d + four 1d stamps tied by Tortola datestamps. Also 1/- on philatelic cover to Germany cancelled "A91", and 6d on 1912 philatelic cover to G.B tied by Road Town c.d.s with boxed registration handstamp. A good group. (6). £400-500
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1914 (Apr 16) Registered cover to USA with nine KGV ½d stamps to pay the correct 4½d rate, five stamps on the front and a further four stamps on the reverse all tied by Road Town datestamps, with a "PAID / AT / TORTOLA" crowned circle handstamp on the front, transit datestamps of St. Thomas and New York. The first type Tortola crowned circle handstamp, issued in 1842, was reused in 1903-21 on official mail and items with stamps on the reverse. Most of the latter uses are found on picture postcards; its use on a registered cover is very unusual. Photo on Page 238. £400-500
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1921 Multiple Script CA die II ½d and 1d strips of three overprinted "SPECIMEN" applied to a piece cut from the Madagascar Post Office U.P.U specimen stamp ledgers, each handstamped red circular "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES / COLLECTION / DE / BERNE / MADAGASCAR", unique. S.G. 80/1s. (6 stamps). Photo on Page 248. £120-140
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1922-27 ½d - 5/- Set (no 1d scarlet or 1½d venetian-red which were issued later in 1928, including the 3d, 1/-, 2/6 and 5/- in both watermarks) all in strips of three overprinted "SPECIMEN" (the original ten 1922 values with larger overprint), applied to five pieces cut from the Madagascar Post Office U.P.U specimen stamp ledgers, each handstamped red circular "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES / COLLECTION / DE / BERNE / MADAGASCAR", unique. S.G. 82/101s. (54 stamps). Photo on Page 244. £650-850
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Postal Stationery. 1928 KGV 1d Red postal stationery envelope registered to the USA, franked by KGV ½d and 3d to pay the correct 4½d rate, with Road Town registration handstamp, backstamped at St. Thomas and New York. A rare item of postal stationery commercially used, just 100 envelopes issued. Photo on Page 238. £250-300
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1896 Zanzibar overprints on British East Africa, ½a (2), 1a, 2½a, and 5a (2) mint, ½a (2), 1a (2), 2½a, 4½a, 5a (2) and 7½a used, fine. Also three overprint forgeries. S.G. 41/6, £680. (18). £150-180
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1896 Zanzibar overprints on B.E.A, constant overprint varieties comprising 4½a broken "p" for "n", 4½a, 5a and 7½a (2, one within a pair) all with small second "z" and no dot over "i" (4½a, 7½a also with broken first "Z"), and 7½a with second gothic "z" and inverted "q" for "b", all mint, also 1a with broken first "Z" and no dot over "i" used. Scarce constant varieties all occurring once in each sheet, just 30 possible examples of the 1a, 5a and 7½a varieties and 41 examples of the 4½a varieties, several ex Minns collection. S.G. 42/6, var. (8). Photo on Page 246. £250-300
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