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November 9-11, 2010

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Lot #882
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Telegraph Stamps
1861 4a violet, slightly dried gum, minor creases, otherwise v.f. example of this rare stamp, which was issued for usage throughout India where there were no telegraph offices. Due to bad publicity, most people were unaware of the existence of these stamps and the majority of stamps were withdrawn in 1869 and overprinted "Court Fee",
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Catalog #YT 1
Catalog Value €6,500
Price Realized
$2,900.00

Lot #883
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Telegraph Stamps
1861 4a violet, usual dried and slightly toned gum, fine, signed Brun,
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Catalog #YT 1
Catalog Value €6,500
Price Realized
$2,900.00

Lot #884
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Telegraph Stamps
1861 1r violet, well centered, blue gum, fine and very rare stamp, signed Brun,
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Catalog #YT 2
Catalog Value €13,500
Price Realized
$5,750.00

Lot #885
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Telegraph Stamps
1861 1r violet, unused with partial gum, h.r., minor creases and slight abrasions, fine and rare stamp,
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Catalog #YT 2
Catalog Value €13,500
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #886
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Telegraph Stamps
1861 4r violet, bottom right corner imperforate example, proof on watermarked paper, with partial imprint, without gum, v.f. and rare. The "regular" stamp has a catalogue value of Euro 50,000, and the Encyclopedia of British Empire Postage Stamps (Robson Lowe, 1951) rates the imperf. proofs as "Rare" ("R"), perhaps rarer than the regular issue
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Catalog #YT 3P
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #887
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Telegraph Stamps
1881 4a green, overprinted "Telegraph", l.h., v.f.,
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Catalog #YT 18
Catalog Value €3,000
Price Realized
$1,400.00

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