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  • Lot# : 1010 India

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    1870 (May 16): Collection on leaves with ½ a. brown, perf. 11½, unused (9) and used (11, including a strip of three and a block of four) plus three single usages on covers, scarce 2 a. sage-green unused (5) and used (15, incl. a pair and position 230 on the sheet showing the variety with all three diacritic dots in central vignette - below the Urdu 'Asafia' - missing), together with a full study of the 1880 reprints of the issue (differing colours and perf. 12½) incl. ½ a. blocks of 10, corner imprint blocks of 14 and 16, 2 a. green in imprint block of 18 from top of sheet, imprint block of 12 from base of sheet and positional strip with 'dots' missing on pos. 230, together with a marvellous block of 165 (15 x 11). A most interesting study Scott 1+3 = $ 1'450+/Gi = £ 1'350+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF