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Lot# 4982 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 4982 Sansibar

    Provisional Surcharge in red 1896 (Aug 15): 2½ in red on India 2 a. pale blue, an unused horizontal se-tenant pair, left stamp Surcharge Type 6 and right hand stamp the rare Type 8, both with "small second "z" in Zanzibar" (dropped on the right hand stamp), of vibrant fresh colour with merest trace of rub at top, superb, large part og. A magnificent pair for the connoisseur Gi = £ 5'500+.rnrnProvenance: Collection William Frazer, Spink, London, 25 March 2004, lot 1198.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF