Lot 189
SG O8b mint




Stamps & Covers of Asia | S24007
Auction: 18 June 2024 at 11:00 BST
Estimate: £1,800 - £2,000
Description
OFFICIAL: 1891-1900 ½a blue-green opt type O4, showing ERROR ‘SERV CE’ ('I' OMITTED) with additional type 3 (Patiala State) opt double one albino, fine large part o.g. very rare. BPA Certificate (2020) SG 8b £3000+
Footnote
This stamp neatly demonstrates that the overprinting was carried out in two operations. It is illustrated in Stewart-Wilson (1898), Plate VIII fig 21. Ex. Ulrich (CRL 28.3.1990), Ex. Domingo (SGA 28.1.2020 Lot 278)




