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Lot# 4415 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 4415 British East Africa

    Surcharged by De La Rue on GB 1890 (May 23): ½ a. on 1 d. lilac, a used example, showing variety "Broken first "A" in AFRICA", cancelled by "July 23 1890" datestamp in black leaving the variety clear. The variety occurs on just one stamp per sheet - giving a total number of just 6 possible examples with this variety. The sheet position is unknown. Rare.rnrnrn 
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF