Essay 1a vermillion with under print ”Specimen”. Fine.

Essay 1a vermillion with under print ”Specimen”. Fine.

Sold for ₹7,000

Auction: Stamp Auction #6 · Todywalla Auctions · 2014-09-27 · Estimate: ₹ 7000 - ₹ 7000

Category: British India Postage Stamps

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• Essay ½a dull red on yellowish wove paper watermarked with part Arms of Great Britain (Spence #127). Fine. · sold ₹16,500
• 1894 ½a Essay in red with ”SPECIMEN’ in large sans serif capitals at the back so that one letter falls behind · sold ₹3,300
• 1854 1a Die I, deep red, SG11, mint. Fine.
• Essay 1a Die III, vermillion, not listed in Spence. Fine. · sold ₹27,000
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• 1894 Essay 1a orange-red pair with ”SPECIMEN’ in large sans serif capitals at the back so that one letter fall
• 1890 Essay 2a yellow-green octagonal un-adopted design (Spence #23 pos.4). Fine. · sold ₹21,000
• 1890 Essay 2a brownish-red rectangular un-adopted design with ”SPECIMEN’ in large sans serif capitals at the b · sold ₹21,000
• 1883 Essay 2a green adopted design on yellowish white wove paper (Spence #79). Fine. · sold ₹15,000
• 1891 Essay 4a aniline-red and blue pair on yellowish wove paper, no watermark (Spence #25). Fine. · sold ₹40,000