Accumulations & collections

2482 1902 R.H. OFFICIAL opt KEVII 1d scarlet. VF fresh MLH. SG O92 cat £325. (P) $200 $300

2483 1911-13 KEVII £1 deep green, Somerset House print. Fresh MLH, o/c but nice original gum & deep rich colour. SG 320 cat £2000. Several times scarcer than the DLR printing. (P) $800 $1200

2484 1912-24 KGV set ½d to 1/-, wmk Royal Cypher. VF fresh MUH, all marginal except 9d green. SG 351-95 cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500 MUH. Sorani photo cert. (15) (P) $375 $500

2485 1913 KGV set ½d bright green & 1d dull scarlet, wmk Royal Cypher (multiple), perf 15x14. VF fresh MUH. SG 397-8 cat £375 for M, should be at least double, £750 MUH. Rare set. Exp Sorani in pencil. (2). (P) $550 $750

2486 1934-36 KGV ½d-2d wmk sideways from coils. VF fresh MUH. SG 439a-42a cat £290. (4) (P) $200 $300

2487 1944 WWII British Intelligence Forgery of France 2Fr Petain, in comp sheet of 20 with full margins (original stamps were in sheets of 100). VF fresh MUH. Maury F11 cat €1800++ = A$2800++. Very scarce as full sheet. (20) (P) $700 $1000

2488 1944 German Propaganda Forgeries KGVI set ½d-3d with Hammer & Sickle plus Jewish Star in design. "VFU", all corner marginal, with matching London Special Stamp "AAAO-6 JUN 44" cds. Mi PFa 3-8. Very scarce. (6) (P) $250 $350

2489 1951 KGVI Pictorial set 2/6-£1. VF fresh MUH, marginal. SG 509-12 cat £100. (4) (P) $50 $70

2490 1840 Mulready 2d blue envelope, stereo a210. VF UN, sl reverse staining. SG Spec ME4 cat £450. (P) $350 $450

GREAT BRITAIN - Locals, Telegraphs

2491 Circular Delivery Company: Edinburgh 1866 Clark & Co (¼d) blue, se-tenant horiz pr, 2 diff sizes, left stamp 25mm wide & right 23½mm. VF MUH, 1 small tone spot, 4 margins. SG CD3 cat £70 for M, should be at least double, £140 MUH. Very scarce. (2). (P) $70 $100

2492 Circular Delivery Company: London 1867 Arms ¼d deep blue, left marginal vert pr, error IMPERF between, rough perf 11½, hard wove paper. Fresh M, creased unfortunately stamps were torn apart & now rejoined with hinge. SG CD36a listed but unpriced. Extremely rare with only several recorded. (2). (P) $100 $200

2493 Locals: Bradford Parcel Delivery 1874 2d red Frank Stamp, perf 13½. Fresh UN, sm thin. RL 2. Extremely rare. (P) $300 $500

2494 Locals: Leeds Globe Parcel Express 1884 2d black on white, inscribed "10 & 11 King Street Leeds", with letters "G" at top & black control no.190. U, flts/repairs & black crayon cancel. RL unlisted -similar pictured for Liverpool. Extremely rare. (P) $80 $150

2495 Locals: Leeds Globe Parcel Express c1884 3d black on white, inscribed "10 & 11 King Street Leeds" with letters "K" at top & black control no.12406. VFU, tiny thin at right, black crayon cancel. RL unlisted -similar pictured for Liverpool. Extremely rare. (P) $200 $400

2496 Locals: Leeds Globe Parcel Express c1884 3d black on white, inscr "Alfred Street Leeds" with letters "A" at top & black control no.14760. VFU, closed tear, black crayon cancel. RL unlisted -similar pictured for Liverpool. Very rare. (P) $200 $400

2497 Locals: Leeds Marshall Brothers c1895 2d blue on black horse & carriage, control no.B14656. VFU, violet pencil cancel. RL unlisted. Extremely rare & impressive stamp. (P) $500 $800

2498 Locals: Liverpool Parcel Delivery Co ca1877 3d black on dull rose Frank Stamp, inscribed "Head Office 6 Wood St", black control no.83233, perf 11½. FU, sl thins, m/s cancel. RL 8. Very rare (P) $70 $120

2499 Locals: Liverpool Parcel Delivery Co ca1877 4d black on deep green Frank Stamp, inscr "Head Office 6 Wood St", black control no.1731, perf 11½. FU, sl thins m/s line cancel. RL 10. Very rare. (P) $70 $120

2500 Locals: Liverpool Parcel Delivery Co ca1875 1/- blue on white Frank Stamp, inscr "Head Office 6 Wood St", black control no.27379, perf 11½. VFU, top marginal, black ink cross cancel. RL 13. Extremely rare . (P) $150 $300

2501 Locals: Liverpool Parcel Delivery Co 1885 4d black on green Frank Stamp, "Head Office 22 Wood St, George Griffiths", control no.85660, perf 11½. FU, m/s lines cancel. RL 17. Very rare. (P) $70 $120

2502 Locals: Liverpool Parcel Delivery Co 1890 3d black on rose-pink Frank Stamp, inscr "22 Wood St George Griffiths", serial no.5-10.00 9-90, perf 12. FU, thins "WHS & S" perfin & m/s cancel. RL 25. Very rare. (P) $70 $120

2503 Locals: Liverpool Parcel Delivery Co 1896 3d black/rose, Frank stamp, inscribed "22 Wood St George Griffiths" with serial no.F-3-4591-96, perf 11. VFU, violet pencil cancel. RL unlisted -similar pictured. Very rare. (P) $100 $200

2504 Locals: Liverpool Globe Parcel Express ca1885 6d black on white, inscribed "11 North John St & 4 Wood Street Liverpool", black control no.F6974, perf 12. U, flts, blue crayon cancel. RL pictured, this value unlisted. Extremely rare. (P) $100 $200

2505 Locals: London Parcels Delivery Co 1847 black on red, "PAID" label, inscribed "Per L.P.D.C.", "Chief Office, Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane", control no. F547, imperf. RL 1. Extremely rare. (P) $300 $500

2506 Locals: London Parcels Delivery Co label red/white inscribed "L.P.DC. Rails Charges Paid", with violet control no.M107, imperf, violet oval cancel "London Parcels M107 Paid Delivery Co." Very rare. (P) $60 $100

2507 Locals: (London) Express Parcel Delivery Co Ltd ca1870 1d red horse & carriage, inscribed "Chief Office 269 Strand", with black control no.56711. UN, flts at top. RL 1. Very rare. (P) $70 $120

2508 Locals: (London) Foster's Parcels Express Co Ltd. 1874 (no value) black on grey, perf 12½, inscribed "Always Ready To Serve By Land Or Sea". VFM. RL 2. Extremely rare. (P) $150 $300

2509 Locals: Manchester Parcel Delivery ca1890 4d green Frank Stamp, inscr "Chief Office 32A Fountain St J Burgess", perf 12. VFU, m/s cross cancel. RL 4. Very rare. (P) $70 $120

2510 Locals: Manchester Sutton & Co 1890s "Passenger Train Traffic" red label, dark violet control no.495. VFU, black crayon cancel. Extremely rare. (P) $100 $150

2511 Locals: (Manchester) Sutton & Co 1890s 3d bluish-green Frank Stamp "J Burgess" inscribed "Chief Office 32a Fountain St". U, flts, blue crayon cancel. RL unlisted. Extremely rare. (P) $100 $200

2512 Locals: Manchester Sutton & Co 1890s 2d red Prepaid Parcel Stamp, J Burgess, perf 11. VF UN. RL unlisted. Extremely rare. (P) $200 $400

2513 Railway Newspaper Parcels: ca1880 Midland Railway ½d to 1/- (ex 6d), opt SPECIMEN diag in red, black control no. VF fresh MUH, 1/- horiz bend. Very rare. (8). (P) $200 $300

2514 Railway Newspaper Parcels: ca1880s Preston & Wyre Railway ½d-6d with black controls. VF fresh MUH. Very rare. (5). (P) $150 $250

2515 Telegraphs: 1853 English & Irish Magnetic Telegraph Co 1/6 mauve, imperf, black control no. Fresh M, tiny pinholes. RL2, Bft 2. Very scarce, 1st Telegraph stamp ever issued. (P) $50 $100

2516 Telegraphs: 1861 The Electric Telegraph Co 3d buff, perf 10, with initials R.G - H.W, black control no. VFU, m/s cancel "canc'd" in black. RL22, Bft 56. Very scarce. $80 $150

2517 Telegraphs: 1861 The Electric Telegraph Co 6d scarlet, perf 12½, with initials R.G - H.W, black control no. VFM. RL23, Bft 52. Very scarce. (P) $80 $150

2518 Telegraphs: 1861 The Electric Telegraph Co 1/- orange, perf 12½, initials RG-HW, black control no. VF MLH, top marginal. RL24, Bft 53. Very scarce. (P) $80 $150

2519 Telegraphs: 1863 United Kingdom Telegraph Co. 6d rose, control vert, perf 15½x15. Fresh M, sl flts. RL 6, Bft 5. Very scarce. (P) $50 $80

2520 Telegraphs: 1864 Universal Private Telegraph Co set 6d brown & 1/- lilac, ea with control no. in both black & green. VF M/MUH. RL 1-2, Bft 1, 4, 6, 9. Very scarce. (4). (P) $80 $120

2521 Telegraphs: 1865 London District Telegraph Co set 3d black on yellow & 6d black on rose, black control no. VFU, m/s cancels. RL 6-7, Bft 6-7. Very scarce. (2). (P) $70 $100

2522 Telegraphs: 1865 London District Telegraph Co set 3d black on yellow & 6d black on rose, black control no. F-VF fresh M, usual gum creases. RL 6-7, Bft 6-7. Very scarce. (2). (P) $70 $100

2523 Telephone: 1884 National Telephone Co 1d to 1/- (no 6d) Col Raynsford-Jackson. F-VF fresh MUH. RL ex1-6, Bft ex1-5. Very scarce. (4). (P) $100 $150

2524 Telephone: 1884 National Telephone Co 1d to 1/- (no 6d), Col Raynsford-Jackson marginal blks of 4. F-VF fresh M/MUH. RL ex 1-6, Bft ex 1-5. Very scarce, esp as blks. (4 blks). (P) $300 $450

GREAT BRITAIN - POs ABROAD

2525 Chile: 1865-81 QV 2/- brown with "C30" barred oval pmk of Valparaiso. FU. SG Z87 cat £1900+. Ridiculously under-priced as U in GB cat £4200, this must be at least 100 times rarer (P) $1200 $2000

GREAT BRITAIN - JERSEY

2526 1940 German Occupation "swastika JERSEY 1940" opt GB Stamp Centenary 1½d. Superb fresh MUH, pristine original gum. At the start of German Occupation, the commandant ordered that all stocks of GB stamps be delivered to Bigwoods printery & opt with a swastika etc. However, after objections from Bailiff of Jersey & consultations with Berlin, a decision was made not to issue the opt stamps & destroy all stock. All were then burnt, apart from several sets which were kept for archives or souvenirs. SG JW15, much under-catalogued as no examples have been on the market for very many years, & only several genuine examples exist (forgeries being plentiful!). The only MUH example known to us. We previously sold the 2d from same issue for $8700 in 2009. Great rarity of significant historical importance. 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $7000 $10000

2527 1940 German Occupation Arms of Jersey "Etats de Jersey" 1d scarlet design prepared by Bigwoods, both normal stamp & also with "swastika / 1940" opt. These stamps were prepared by the Bigwoods printery but due to objections from Bailiff of Jersey & consultations with Berlin, they were never issued. Superb fresh MUH, pristine original gum & both matching left marginal. SG JW19 & JW20 cat £6000++, & under-catalogued (examples in our auction 295 sold for $5800+). Only 2 sheets of 30 recorded of each, & of those many were creased etc, with only tiny number of perfect MUH such as these existing. Major rarity of significant historical importance. 1984 Mohle BPP photo-certs for blks, plus 2013 Ceremuga photo-certs. (P) $5000 $8000

GREECE

2528 1933 Pictorial set 50D-100D. Superb fresh MUH, nice never hinged original gum. Mi 369-71 cat €1900. SG 475-77 cat £1900 for M, should be at least double, £3800 MUH. Key set! (3). (P) $1100 $1500

2529 1940 Youth Organisation 2D-100D Postage & Air sets. VF MUH. SG 534-53 cat £1750 for M, should be at least £3500 MUH. Mi 427-46. Key sets & scarce as MUH. (20). (P) $900 $1300

GRENADA

2530 1883 "POSTAGE" opt QV Chalon 1d orange, error with "POSTAGE" INVERTED. Superb U. SG 27a cat £2250+ & under-catalogued. An extremely rare genuine example. 2012 Scheller photo-cert. (P) $2000 $3000

HAITI

2531 1950 Columbus Exhib 30c black & green printer's sample proof (instead of blue & grey) opt "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" with sm security punch. VF fresh UN as made. SG 443 (p). Rare! (P) $50 $100

HONG KONG

2532 1874-1902 QV $10 grey-green Postal Fiscal, perf 14, wmk crown CC. Superb appearance, traces of cleaned crayon lines F/C plus "VICTORIA 12PM 15 JA 03" cds has been added. SG F6 cat £11,000. Beautiful space filler. (P) $1000 $2000

2533 1879 QV 5c/18c lilac Postcard stamp on original postcard. VF UN, stamp with straight edge at left, unusually fresh. SG P2 cat £350+. Very scarce. (P) $350 $500

2534 1891 Jubilee opt QV 2c, variety "wide space between O & N". VFU, "Hong Kong JU 30 94" cds. SG 51f cat £750+. Rare variety. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $600 $800

2535 1891 QV Postal Fiscal $5/$10 purple on red. Superb fresh M. SG F9 cat £375. (P) $230 $300

2536 1897 QV Stamp Duty $1/$2 dull bluish-green Postal Fiscal, error both Chinese h/s OMITTED. Superb fresh MLH. SG F11a cat £2000+. Rare so nice. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1800 $2500

2537 1898 QV $1/96c grey, wmk crown CA, with Chinese h/s. VF fresh M. SG 52a cat £200 (P) $140 $180

2538 1903 KEVII $5 purple & blue-green, wmk crown CA. Postally VFU. SG 75 cat £550. (P) $375 $500

2539 1904-06 KEVII 50c green & magenta, wmk mult crown, ordinary paper. Superb fresh MLH. SG 85 cat £100. (P) $70 $100

2540 1904-06 KEVII $1 purple & sage-green, wmk mult crown, ordinary paper. F-VF fresh MLH. SG 86 cat £190. (P) $100 $130

2541 1912-21 KGV $5 green & red on white back, wmk mult crown. F-VF fresh MUH. SG 115a cat £600 for M, should be at least double, £1200+ MUH. (P) $900 $1200

2542 1912-21 KGV $10 purple & black on red, wmk mult crown. Superb fresh MUH, with gutter marginal stamp size tab. SG 116 cat £600++ for M, should be at least £1200++ MUH. (P) $1100 $1500

2543 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee set 3c-20c perf SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 133-6s cat £500. (4) (P) $350 $500

2544 1944 German Propaganda Forgeries of GB KGVI defs set ½d-3d with Hammer & Sickle plus Jewish Star in design & with boxed opts "Liquidation of Empire Hong Kong". VFU, all cnr marginal with "London Special-Stamp" pmks. Very scarce. (6) (P) $600 $900

2545 1946 Victory set 30c & $1 in UL cnr blks of 4, 1st stamp variety "extra stroke". VF MUH. SG 169-70a cat £260 as singles, plus premium for blks. (2 blks). (P) $200 $300

HUNGARY

2546 1949 Chain Bridge M/Sheet. VF fresh MUH. Mi Blk 17 cat €450, SG MS 1077a cat £600. (P) $200 $300

INDIA

2547 1856-64 QV ½a blue, die I, IMPERF blk of 4, no wmk. Superb MUH, "dried" never hinged original gum, all 4 margins. SG 37a cat £1700 for M, should be at least double, £3400 MUH plus premium for rare blk. Certificate can be obtained on request. (4). (P) $1800 $3000

2548 1865-74 QV range with 1865 ½a, 8p, 1a & 2a & 1866-78 4a, all opt thick CANCELLED (13x2mm), plus 1874 1R opt thin CANCELLED 14x2½mm, all wmk elephant. From De La Rue archives being from colour sample proof sheets. VF fresh MUH. SG ex 54-63, 71, 79 cat £206 for M, should be at least double, £412 MUH normals & much rarer with opt. (6). (P) $200 $300

2549 1865-76 QV range with 1865-68 ½a, 8p, 1a, 2a, 4a, 6a8p & 8a, all opt thick CANCELLED 13x2mm, 1874-76 9p, 6a, 12a & 1R, all opt thin CANCELLED 14 x 2½mm, all wmk elephant. Plus on 1867-73 "Service" opt ½a, 1a, 2a, 4a & 8a, all opt thick CANCELLED, & 1874-82 "On H. M. S." opt ½a & 1a both opt thin CANCELLED. From De La Rue archives being from colour sample proof sheets. Most VF fresh MUH. SG ex54-59, ex69-72, 73, 77-82, exO20-30 & O31-32 cat £575 for M, should be at least double, £1150 MUH as normals & much rarer with opt. (18) (P) $600 $900

2550 1866-72 "Service" opt on QV 4a green, wmk elephant head. VFM, tropicalised gum. SG O13 cat £450. Rare stamp. Copy of Holcombe photo-cert of blk of from where it came. (P) $300 $450

2551 1908 "OHMS" opt KEVII Telegraph 2R brown-orange. Stamp VF MUH, left marginal. SG OT1 cat £60 for M, should be at least double, £120 MUH. (P) $80 $120

2552 1908 "OHMS" opt KEVII Telegraph 10R bluish green. VF fresh MUH. SG OT3 cat £100 for M, should be at least double, £200 MUH. (P) $150 $250

2553 1908 "OHMS" opt KEVII Telegraph 25R purple. VF MUH. SG OT4 cat £180 for M, should be at least double, £360 MUH. (P) $250 $400

2554 1908 "OHMS" opt KEVII Telegraph 50R carmine top value. VF MUH. SG OT5 cat £275 for M, should be at least double, £550 MUH. (P) $400 $600

2555 1911-22 KGV set ½a-25R, plus 1922-26 new colours, wmk large star. VF M/MUH, mostly very fresh, all nice bright colours. SG 151-91 & 197-200 cat £979. Very scarce set. (23) (P) $1000 $1500

2556 1912-13 SERVICE opt KGV 10R green & scarlet, wmk single star. VF MLH. SG O94 cat £100. (P) $90 $120

2557 1912-13 SERVICE opt KGV 15R blue & olive, wmk single star. VF MLH, light vert gum wrinkle. SG O95 cat £190. (P) $130 $180

2558 1912-13 SERVICE opt KGV 25R orange & blue, wmk single star, top value. VF fresh M. SG O96 cat £325. (P) $300 $400

2559 1929 KGV Airmail set 2a-12a. VF fresh MUH. SG 220-25 cat £42 for M, should be at least £84 MUH. (6). (P) $80 $120

2560 1931 KGV New Delhi set ½a-1R. VF fresh MUH. SG 226-31 cat £29 for M, should be at least £58 MUH. (6). (P) $60 $90

2561 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee set 9p-8a. VF fresh MUH. SG 240-46 cat £26 for M, should be at least £52 MUH. (7). $50 $70

2562 1937-40 KGVI & Pictorial set 3p-25R. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 247-64 cat £550. (18). (P) $300 $400

2563 1935 Quetta Earthquake stampless cover from India (now Pakistan), endorsed at UR "Earthquake No stamps" (wrinkles, tone etc), airmail to Sydney with "T" h/s & "220c" m/s struck out & 1/10 in blue crayon, plus "Mosman 21 JE 35" arrival b/s. Rare destination. (P) $250 $400

INDIAN STATES & POs ABROAD

2564 China Exped Force: 1905-11 CEF opt KEVII 1a, variety opt DOUBLE, 1 albino. VF fresh MUH. SG C13a cat £100 for M, should be at least double, £200 MUH. Copy of 2004 RPSL photo-cert for part sheet it came from. (P) $100 $150

2565 China Exped Force: 1914-22 Opt KGV set 3p-1R. VFM. SG C23-34 cat £325+ & undercatalogued as 1R is very scarce. (11) (P) $300 $400

2566 Bhopal: 1908-11 "SERVICE" opt Arms 1a carmine-red, IMPERF blk of 4, error "SERVICE" INVERTED & shifted, opt Type 02. Superb fresh UN, left marginal with all 4 margins. SG O306(var), unlisted as yet but SG O302a/b cat £360 for such error. (P) $180 $250

2567 Bhopal: 1936-49 SERVICE opt Pictorial 2a brown & blue, error opt INVERTED. Superb fresh MUH, left marginal. SG O337b cat £300 for M, should be at least double, £600 MUH. Only part of 1 sheet recorded. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $450 $700

2568 Bijawar: 1937 Maharaja set 4a-1R. Stamps VF fresh MUH, all cnr marginal. SG 11-15 cat £130++. (5). (P) $200 $300

2569 Chamba: 1903-05 KEVII opt set 3p-1R, extra 3p, 2a & 8a shades. VF fresh MLH. SG 28-40 cat £74. (13) (P) $90 $120

2570 Chamba: 1938 "CHAMBA STATE" KGVI Pictorial set 3p-25R. VF MLH, mostly fresh. SG 82-99 cat £1000. (18). (P) $700 $1000

2571 Chamba: 1938-40 CHAMBA STATE SERVICE opt KGVI set 9p-10R. VF MLH/MUH, rupee values MUH, 5R tiny tones, key 1R is superb MUH. SG O66-71 cat £425. (6) (P) $300 $400

2572 Chamba: 1942-47 CHAMBA opt KGVI 1R-25R high values. VF fresh MUH. SG 102-107 cat £503. (6) (P) $450 $600

2573 Cochin: 1923-24 "ON CGS" opt Varma I 8p/9p carmine, wmk upright. VF MUH. SG O20 cat £450 for M, should be at least double, £900 MUH. Very rare. (P) $600 $900

2574 Cochin: 1925 "ON CGS" opt Varma II 10p/9p carmine, 27½mm surch. VF fresh MUH. SG O22 cat £90 for M, should be at least double, £180 MUH. (P) $150 $250

2575 Gwalior: 1938-48 opt KGVI & Pictorial set 3p-25R. VF fresh MLH. SG 105-17 cat £475. Scarce set. (13). (P) $400 $600

2576 Hyderabad Residency: 1913 Foreign Bill revenues imperf black PROOF set 2a-24R on thin card. Superb fresh UN as made, 4 huge margins. K&M 401-12(p) cat US$286 (in 1983) for issued stamps. Only 1 sheet of ea believed printed. (12) (P) $80 $150

2577 Jind: 1937-38 JIND STATE opt KGVI & Pictorial set 3p-25R. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 109-26 cat £1000. Very scarce. (18). (P) $800 $1000

2578 Jind: 1939-43 JIND SERVICE opt KGVI set 3p-10R. VF M/MUH. SG O73-86 cat £325. (14) (P) $250 $350

2579 Jind: 1941-43 JIND opt KGVI set 3p-25R. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 127-36 cat £350. (10). (P) $250 $350

2580 Patiala: 1937-38 Patiala State opt KGVI set 3p-25R. VF MLH, few tiny tone specs on a couple, overall very fresh. SG 80-97 cat £700. (18) (P) $400 $550

INDONESIA

2581 1949 Postal Money Order card originally sent from "Tandjoeng Balai 1 3 49", with addressee apparently not found, then misplaced for 9 years as newly franked in 1958 & returned to sender, with various b/s & boxed red cachet. $100 $200

2582 1975 Printed Postcard from a detainee in Buru Island camp to his wife in Java, with 3-line boxed h/s cachet. Detainees held here after the unsuccessful communist coup attempt in 1965. $100 $200

IONIAN ISLANDS

2583 1859 QV set (½d) orange, (1d) blue & (2d) carmine. F-VF UN. SG 1-3 cat £203. (3) (P) $70 $100

IRAN & PERSIA

2584 1876 Shah 10sh black & blue, vert bisect (left half) on piece, perf 12. VFU, "Hamadan" cds. Persiphila 21H cat US$3500 on cover, Sc 30(var) SG 26(var). (P) $200 $400

2585 1878 Lion 4Kr grey-blue, imperf. VFU, 4 margins. Persiphila 29c cat US$120, Sc 35 cat US$100, SG 36a cat £90+. Scarce so nice (P) $80 $120

2586 1878 Lion re-engraved 1Kr carmine imperf. VFU, 4 margins. Persiphila 26 cat US$90+, Sc 33 cat US$90+, SG 37 cat £80+. Scarce so nice. (P) $70 $100