Losnr. 4974 - 309.-320. Auktion

Provisional Surcharge in red 1895 (Nov 30): 2½ in red on India 1 a. 6 p. sepia, a used example with heavy surcharge Type 2, variety "Zanizbar for Zanzibar" (Row 1, stamp 9), cancelled by Zanzibar bridge cds in black. Some paper adherence on reverse, a rare stamp. Cert. The Philatelic Society, London (RPSL) signed H. Denny Bacon (1906), BPA (2021) Gi = £ 1'900.rnrnProvenance: Collection B.J. Woolley, Harmers, London, 4-6 Jan 1971, lot 752; Christie's, London, 9 March 1994, lot 2999.