Lot 129
India Telegraph 1882 watermark T25 complete set of 10 to 50r, handstamped DLR "CANCELLED"




Revenue & Telegraph Stamps of the World | 5954
Auction: 21 November 2023 at 09:30 GMT
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
Description
Telegraph. 1882 watermark T25 set of 10 to 50r, handstamped DLR CANCELLED twice (upper and lower halves) on each stamp (Samuel type 19, except 1r type 9), in HORIZONTAL STRIPS OF THREE, brilliant large part o.g. with lovely fresh colours. Odd minor blemishes mentioned for accuracy (slightly trimmed perfs, 1r strip creased), nevertheless a magnificent and unique set of multiples, with this type 19 opt recorded by Samuel only on the 2a, 4a, 8a and 1r values, the others being unknown to him.
Footnote
Ex De La Rue archives. [Any multiple, even a pair, of a DLR overprint, is very rare, with the exception of the typeset T7/8 overprints found on the 1870/78 colour standard sheets.]




