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Lot# 763 - Auction 234-243

  • Lot# : 763 Brit. Post Morocco

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    Overprinted by De La Rue 1898: 5 cs. green postal stationery card Proof, with manuscript at left "R78/98" and initialled for registration and date, further manuscript in centre "App'd" (Approved) and dated "4/10/98" in ink. Extremely scarce, a requisiition was sent to De La Rue for overprinted stamps and postal stationery on 20 September 1898. The completed order was not received in Gibraltar until 2 January 1899. The sole stationery Proof known from the De La Rue archives. Unobtrusive pinholes but rare.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold