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  • Lot# : 494 Brit. Post Morocco

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    1898/1926: Lot stamps unused / unmounted og. and covers incl. 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, the sole stationery Proof known from the De La Rue archives; Overprinted by De La Rue 1899: 5 c. to 1 p. values, the complete set of eight, all overprinted SPECIMEN in black; Overprinted by De La Rue 1899 1 p. black & carmine, wmk. Crown CA, an unused block of eight (4 x 2), marginal from left of the sheet, with position 45 (third stamp top row), showing "Broad top to M" variety; 1903/05 10 c. dull purple on red, wmk. Crown CA, an unused block of six (3 x 2) from upper right corner of Plate 1 sheet, all with variety "Watermark Inverted"; 1903/05 50 cs. purple & violet, wmk. Crown CA, an unused block of six from upper right of sheet, Plate 1, fifth stamp, position 17 showing variety "Hyphen between n and c" reading "Agen-cies", og. with lower four stamps unmounted og.; 1903/05 50 c. purple & violet, wmk. Crown CA, a used example on OHMS 1905 registered cover to Paris tied by neat REGISTERED / TANGIER oval datestamp in black (Sept 6), oval 'R' at base and arrivals on reverse; 1903/05 1 p. black & carmine, wmk. Crown CA, an unused block of twelve (3 x 4) from the upper right corner of Plate 1, position 17 showing "Hyphen between n and c" reading "Agen-cies", fresh and very fine, lower pair very fine og. upper block of four unmounted og.; 1903/05 2 p. black & blue, wmk. Crown CA, an unused block of twelve (6 x 2), marginal from left of sheet and with interpanneau margin at right, third stamp position 45, showing "Broad top to M" variety, unmounted og.; 1914 Waterlow Seahorse 2 s. 6 d. sepia-brown, unused example in a deep shade, showing the Major re-entry on position 5 (Row 2, stamp 1), large part og.; 1925/36 ½ d. green, wmk. Block Cypher, an unused Control D25 strip of three, variety "Wmk. Inverted", large part og.; 1914/26: Waterlow Seahorse 6 p. on 5 s. pale rose-carmine, an unused block of four from the top left corner of the sheet of 40 subjects; Spanish Currency 1914/26 part set of seven values excluding the later issued 40 c. on 4 d., lower three values all overprinted SPECIMEN in black (Samuel type GB26); the other four values optd. SPECIMEN in black (Samuel type GB23), large part og.; and French Currency 1917/24 part set of seven values (excluding the later issued 50 c. on 5 d. and 75 c. on 9 d.), all overprinted SPECIMEN in black (Samuel type GB26); hinge remnants on large part og. Six certs.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF