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Lot# 2106 - Auction 244-249

  • Lot# : 2106 Gibraltar

    1903: 1 d., 2 d., 6 d. and 2 s. green & blue; all unused and diagonally overprinted ULTRAMAR (Overseas) in black upon receipt from Mrs. Creswell at the Gibraltar P.O. in Funchal which was not provided with Specimen sets from Lisbon; together with a further 1 d. value with security cancellation also optd. ULTRAMAR diagonally (believed to have been optd. in Cape Verde); 1908 4 s. deep purple & green and 1929 1 s. sage green & black in a horizontal pair, unused examples overprinted MUESTRA (Specimen) diagonally struck in black, upon receipt by the Spanish P.O. in Ceuta, Las Palmas or Majorca, which were not directly supplied by Gibraltar Specimen stamps by Madrid. Condition varies but a scarce group.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF