Lot 40655 – 1887-96 40pa on 2 1/2d purple on blue mint h.r. with double surcharge error

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Lot 40655 – 1887-96 40pa on 2 1/2d purple on blue mint h.r. with double surcharge error
Stamp of British Levant 1887-96 40pa on 2 1/2d purple on blue mint h.r. with double surcharge error
Stamp of British Levant 1887-96 40pa on 2 1/2d purple on blue mint h.r. with double surcharge error
Stamp of British Levant 1887-96 40pa on 2 1/2d purple on blue mint h.r. with double surcharge error
Stamp of British Levant 1887-96 40pa on 2 1/2d purple on blue mint h.r. with double surcharge error

Lot 40655 – 1887-96 40pa on 2 1/2d purple on blue mint h.r. with double surcharge error

British Levant
Price realised
800 GBP
Estimate
500 – 700 GBP
Auction date
Mon 26 Jun 2023 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1887-96 40pa on 2 1/2d purple on blue mint h.r. with double surcharge error, very fine and fresh, a very scarce variety with only around 20 mint examples known; cert. BPA (1956 & 2012) (S.G. £1’900).
Catalogue ref: S.G. 4a
Auction
June 26th-29th: GB & Empire, Olympics, All World, France
Catalogue
GB & British Empire

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