Lot 207
1885 80ct on 1r red-brown surcharge Type...
The Taprobana Collection of Ceylon Telegraphs | 5921
Auction: 6 October 2020 at 01:00 BST
£250
Description
1885 80ct on 1r red-brown surcharge Type T83, lightly used with double surcharge. SG T88a, £500
Italics please except for the capital letters - The doubling of CENTS is very clear, but the doubling of EIGHTY is visible only at the base of the letters. It seems that the second (lighter and greyer) impression was deliberately applied, with the intention of correcting the failure of EIGHTY to print. The sole example seen by us
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