1870-88, a mint and used collection including 1870-79 CC perf. 12½ 1d. dull rose used, 1d. magenta strip of three used on small piece and 6d. (5 used), perf.14 1d. (5, four used including one bisected diagonally and tied by c.d.s. on small piece--ex Urwick), 2½d. (2, one used), 4d. (2, one used) and 6d. (5, two used), 1882-90 CA 1d. dull magenta (2 used), 2½d. pale red-brown (2, one used), 2½d. deep red-brown (2, one used), 4d. blue (2 used), 6d. (3, overprinted "SPECIMEN", unused and used--straight-edge at right), 1/- mauve (overprinted "SPECIMEN") and 1/- bright mauve (2 mint), 1884 (Dec.) 4d. on 6d. (2 mint, one with full stop after "PENCE" and 2 used, one with manuscript line through original value), 1885 (Mar.) ½d. on half of 1d. (4 mint including an unsevered pair and one with surcharge inverted, and a used unsevered pair), 1886 (June) 1d. on 6d. (2, one used) and 4d. on 6d. (used), 1887 (May) 1d. on ½d. (2, one used) and 1888 (May) 1d. on 2½d. with manuscript line through original value (2, one used); condition very mixed, a few are fine. Viewing essential. Cat. #3300 approx. (106)
1870-88, a mint and used collection including 1870-79 CC perf. 12½ 1d. dull rose used, 1d. magenta strip of three used on small piece and 6d. (5 used), perf.14 1d. (5, four used including one bisected diagonally and tied by c.d.s. on small piece--ex Urwick), 2½d. (2, one used), 4d. (2, one used) and 6d. (5, two used), 1882-90 CA 1d. dull magenta (2 used), 2½d. pale red-brown (2, one used), 2½d. deep red-brown (2, one used), 4d. blue (2 used), 6d. (3, overprinted "SPECIMEN", unused and used--straight-edge at right), 1/- mauve (overprinted "SPECIMEN") and 1/- bright mauve (2 mint), 1884 (Dec.) 4d. on 6d. (2 mint, one with full stop after "PENCE" and 2 used, one with manuscript line through original value), 1885 (Mar.) ½d. on half of 1d. (4 mint including an unsevered pair and one with surcharge inverted, and a used unsevered pair), 1886 (June) 1d. on 6d. (2, one used) and 4d. on 6d. (used), 1887 (May) 1d. on ½d. (2, one used) and 1888 (May) 1d. on 2½d. with manuscript line through original value (2, one used); condition very mixed, a few are fine. Viewing essential. Cat. #3300 approx. (106)
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