Lot 51288 – Officials: 1887-98 1a brown-purple with error « 8STATE » for « STATE » in mint h.r. strip of three with two normals either side

Officials: 1887-98 1a brown-purple with error « 8TATE » for « STATE » in mint h.r. strip of three with two normals either side, very fine and very rare, one of only four examples recorded in private hands from a possible 21, ex Frazer, cert. BPA (2003) (S.G. £2’500).