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The lot includes an attractive selection of British Official stamps and overprints, including examples of I.R. OFFICIAL, ARMY OFFICIAL, GOVT. PARCELS and other departmental issues, together with Postage Due, fiscal/revenue material, private and official perforations, and numerous interesting cancellations.
A particularly strong section consists of Queen Victoria surface-printed issues, including a carefully selected group showing generally attractive appearance, good colours and a wide variety of denominations and cancellations. Several examples are especially appealing and would merit individual examination.
Also included are:
- Queen Victoria Inland Revenue / fiscal and revenue issues
- Official departmental overprints
- Perfins and privately perforated stamps
- Postage & Revenue issues
- Numeral, duplex and circular date cancellations
- Higher denominations and better Victorian values
- Multiple pieces, pairs, strips and blocks
- Edward VII, George V and later material
- A number of stamps with unusual postal or fiscal usages
The collection has clearly been assembled with an eye for interesting cancellations, varieties, officials, revenues and unusual usages, rather than simply filling catalogue spaces.
Condition is naturally mixed, as expected for a collection of this age and nature, with some stamps showing faults, heavy cancellations, fiscal use, perforation faults or other imperfections, while numerous others are attractive and well preserved.
A substantial and highly worthwhile lot for the Great Britain specialist, dealer or collector interested in Victorian stamps, Officials, Revenues, Perfins and postal history-related material.
Please examine all scans carefully. The entire collection shown is included and the images form an integral part of the description.
