Lot 2523
2523
Specimen Inland Revenue Record Book, red cloth cover with gold stamped "SPECIMENS OF ADHESIVE STAMPS 1887" on the front cover, hand written index details the contents which comprise part or complete sets for Customs, Foreign Bill, Bankruptcy, Probate, Judicature Fees, District Audit, Sea Policies, Patent, Civil Service, The Land Commission, Companies Registration, Public Records, Land Registry, Police Courts; Irish issues with County Courts, Judicature, Dog License, Petty Session, Registration of Deeds, Land Commission, Bankruptcy, Admiralty; Scottish issues with Register House, Law Courts; Overseas issues with Cyprus, Consular Service, Military Telegraphs; Postage and Revenue issues with 1882 blued paper £5 orange, 1884 £1 brown-lilac, 1883-84 blue paper 10/-, white paper 2/6d. and 5/-, 1887 Jubilee values to 1/-, Government Parcels to 1/- dull green and 1/- orange-brown, Inland Revenue to 5/-, 10/-, £1 brown-lilac (Crowns); others with Coffe Mixture Labels (2) and an imperf. set of Unappropriated Dies 1. to £20; all overprinted "SPECIMEN". Also a range of other sets (not from the Record Book) with Unappropriated Dies for Q.V. to 10/- (including 6d. colour trial in orange), K.E.VII 1d. to £5, Foreign Bill 1857 1d. to £5, Consular Service Q.V. 1d. on 1d. to £3 on £3, 25c. on 3d. to $10 on £3, K.E.VII 6d. to 10/-, 50c. on 6d., $1 on 1/-, all with "SPECIMEN" or "CANCELLED" overprints. A stunning group. Photo for one page

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Specimen Inland Revenue Record Book, red cloth cover with gold stamped "SPECIMENS OF ADHESIVE STAMPS 1887" on the front cover, hand written index details the contents which comprise part or complete sets for Customs, Foreign Bill, Bankruptcy, Probate, Judicature Fees, District Audit, Sea Policies, Patent, Civil Service, The Land Commission, Companies Registration, Public Records, Land Registry, Police Courts; Irish issues with County Courts, Judicature, Dog License, Petty Session, Registration of Deeds, Land Commission, Bankruptcy, Admiralty; Scottish issues with Register House, Law Courts; Overseas issues with Cyprus, Consular Service, Military Telegraphs; Postage and Revenue issues with 1882 blued paper £5 orange, 1884 £1 brown-lilac, 1883-84 blue paper 10/-, white paper 2/6d. and 5/-, 1887 Jubilee values to 1/-, Government Parcels to 1/- dull green and 1/- orange-brown, Inland Revenue to 5/-, 10/-, £1 brown-lilac (Crowns); others with Coffe Mixture Labels (2) and an imperf. set of Unappropriated Dies 1. to £20; all overprinted "SPECIMEN". Also a range of other sets (not from the Record Book) with Unappropriated Dies for Q.V. to 10/- (including 6d. colour trial in orange), K.E.VII 1d. to £5, Foreign Bill 1857 1d. to £5, Consular Service Q.V. 1d. on 1d. to £3 on £3, 25c. on 3d. to $10 on £3, K.E.VII 6d. to 10/-, 50c. on 6d., $1 on 1/-, all with "SPECIMEN" or "CANCELLED" overprints. A stunning group. Photo for one page