Lot 546
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Government Issue, colour trial 1000 Rupees, ND (1954), blue, green and lilac (original colour mauve), Queen Elizabeth II at right, government building low centre, value top left and right rev. brown, arms at centre (P.29a), official perforations and red SPECIMEN overprint. One of the classical British Commonwealth rarities, no example in the Clement Rey collection, two other examples known, one in private hands, one in an institution, excessively rare, uncirculated
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Government Issue, colour trial 1000 Rupees, ND (1954), blue, green and lilac (original colour mauve), Queen Elizabeth II at right, government building low centre, value top left and right rev. brown, arms at centre (P.29a), official perforations and red SPECIMEN overprint. One of the classical British Commonwealth rarities, no example in the Clement Rey collection, two other examples known, one in private hands, one in an institution, excessively rare, uncirculated

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Government Issue, colour trial 1000 Rupees, ND (1954), blue, green and lilac (original colour mauve), Queen Elizabeth II at right, government building low centre, value top left and right rev. brown, arms at centre (P.29a), official perforations and red SPECIMEN overprint. One of the classical British Commonwealth rarities, no example in the Clement Rey collection, two other examples known, one in private hands, one in an institution, excessively rare, uncirculated
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.