Losnr. 2820 - 321.-332. Auktion

Army Official 1909 (Jan): Army Service 2 pi. black & blue, wmk. Star & Crescent, overprint Type B, a used example, variety "Overprint Double", the impressions almost exactly super-imposed, lightly cancelled in black (Talodi 26 May 1911) leaving the "Army" part of the variety clear. An exceedingly rare stamp with just one unused and two recorded used examples known - the Danson collection (lot 937) had the adjoining, lower stamp to this example. Extremely rare and under-catalogued variety. Cert. RPSL (1961) Gi = £ 3'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection Col. H.E. Hebbert, Robson Lowe, London, 11 Nov 1977, lot 2297.