cover -- "HALF-PENNY" on 4d. brown, variety surcharge double in red and black, both without hyphen, together with a normal, each neatly cancelled on locally addressed 1895 (16 May) envelope; the variety with small perforation fault in lower right corner, otherwise clean, fine and attractive. A great rarity. R.P.S. Certificate (1945). S.G. 104 ba. Photo | Christie's

Lot 1105

1105

cover -- "HALF-PENNY" on 4d. brown, variety surcharge double in red and black, both without hyphen, together with a normal, each neatly cancelled on locally addressed 1895 (16 May) envelope; the variety with small perforation fault in lower right corner, otherwise clean, fine and attractive. A great rarity. R.P.S. Certificate (1945). S.G. 104 ba. Photo

Details

cover -- "HALF-PENNY" on 4d. brown, variety surcharge double in red and black, both without hyphen, together with a normal, each neatly cancelled on locally addressed 1895 (16 May) envelope; the variety with small perforation fault in lower right corner, otherwise clean, fine and attractive. A great rarity. R.P.S. Certificate (1945). S.G. 104 ba. Photo

Provenance

Hodsell Hurlock, 1958
Leslie S. Wheeler, 1970

Further details

Note: It is believed that only eight examples of the variety exist, of which this is the only example on recorded cover

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