Specimen 1918-51, an excellent selection all either overprinted or perforated "SPECIMEN" comprising 1918-21 British Occupation (no watermark) ½a. on 5pa. to 10r. on 100pi., Script ½a. on 10pa. to 2r. on 25pi., Official 1921-23 Script ½a. on 10pa. to 2r. on 25pi.; Mandated Territory 1923-25 ½a. to 10r., 1927 1r., 1931 ½a. to 25r., 1932 2f. to 1d. and Official 1923 ½a. to 10r., 1924-25 ½a. to 10r. (the 1½a. with blunt corner), 1927 1r., 1931 ½a. to 25r., 1932 2f. to 1d. pairs (the 50f. to 200f. vertical); Independent Kingdom 1934 King Ghazi 2f. to 1d. and Official 2f. to 1d., 1941-42 Pictorial 1f. (tiny gum thin) to 1d. and Official 1f. to 1d., 1948-51 King Faisal 1f. to 1d. (less 1949-51 new values and colour changes) and Official 1f. to 1d. set of twenty-six, 1948 King Faisal and 1949 Air perforated miniature sheets. (258) | Christie's

Lot 2214

2214

Specimen 1918-51, an excellent selection all either overprinted or perforated "SPECIMEN" comprising 1918-21 British Occupation (no watermark) ½a. on 5pa. to 10r. on 100pi., Script ½a. on 10pa. to 2r. on 25pi., Official 1921-23 Script ½a. on 10pa. to 2r. on 25pi.; Mandated Territory 1923-25 ½a. to 10r., 1927 1r., 1931 ½a. to 25r., 1932 2f. to 1d. and Official 1923 ½a. to 10r., 1924-25 ½a. to 10r. (the 1½a. with blunt corner), 1927 1r., 1931 ½a. to 25r., 1932 2f. to 1d. pairs (the 50f. to 200f. vertical); Independent Kingdom 1934 King Ghazi 2f. to 1d. and Official 2f. to 1d., 1941-42 Pictorial 1f. (tiny gum thin) to 1d. and Official 1f. to 1d., 1948-51 King Faisal 1f. to 1d. (less 1949-51 new values and colour changes) and Official 1f. to 1d. set of twenty-six, 1948 King Faisal and 1949 Air perforated miniature sheets. (258)

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Specimen 1918-51, an excellent selection all either overprinted or perforated "SPECIMEN" comprising 1918-21 British Occupation (no watermark) ½a. on 5pa. to 10r. on 100pi., Script ½a. on 10pa. to 2r. on 25pi., Official 1921-23 Script ½a. on 10pa. to 2r. on 25pi.; Mandated Territory 1923-25 ½a. to 10r., 1927 1r., 1931 ½a. to 25r., 1932 2f. to 1d. and Official 1923 ½a. to 10r., 1924-25 ½a. to 10r. (the 1½a. with blunt corner), 1927 1r., 1931 ½a. to 25r., 1932 2f. to 1d. pairs (the 50f. to 200f. vertical); Independent Kingdom 1934 King Ghazi 2f. to 1d. and Official 2f. to 1d., 1941-42 Pictorial 1f. (tiny gum thin) to 1d. and Official 1f. to 1d., 1948-51 King Faisal 1f. to 1d. (less 1949-51 new values and colour changes) and Official 1f. to 1d. set of twenty-six, 1948 King Faisal and 1949 Air perforated miniature sheets. (258)