Lot# 4270 - Auction 309-320
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Lot# : 4270 Seychelles
1893 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged 3 c. on 4 c. green & carmine, 12 c. on 16 c. chestnut & ultramarine and 45 c. on 48 c. ochre & green, unused example, each with "Dropped Surcharge" leaving "cents omitted" variety, fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce, see RL Encyclpaedia, page 401 which states these varieties are scarcer than the listed inverted surcharges.rnProvenance: Collection Dale-Lichtenstein, Harmers, New York, 14 March 1991 lot 295; Collection Jeffrey Weiss, Harmers, London, 15 Dec 2004, lot 184.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 800 CHF