Lot 61253 – 1855-64, Chalon group

1855-64, Chalon group incl. 2d reprinted plate proof pair and left marginal block of six, 6d brown imperf. reprint with « SPECIMEN » type C hs (cert. Holcombe, « very rare and very few exist »), 1s Jeffryes forgery (partial heavy toning); 1d dull orange reprint(?) on large star wmk paper, 1855-58 no wmk 2d on blue paper used (vert. crease), 1857-63 6d no wmk white paper used (thinned), 1862-64 wmk Large Star 1d vermilion (oxidised colour) and 6d four margins with barred cancel clear of profile, all four margined examples, an interesting lot.

Correction to printed catalogue: The unused 2d blue in illustrated in the catalogue does not belong to this lot. It is in fact lot 61252.