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Great Britain Paymaster General's Service 1890 1d. to £5 set of eight,

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Great Britain Paymaster General's Service 1890 1d. to £5 set of eight,
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Paymaster General's Service
1890 1d. to £5 set of eight, 1881 Foreign Bill Issues handstamped "paymaster/ general's/ service" in grey-black, each overprinted "specimen" type 9, fresh and fine mint, A showpiece set of British revenue philately, being the only recorded complete set, (the £1 reported by Forbin has never been seen and is unlikely to exist) This short-lived departmental issue was reportedly provided directly to Robert George Windsor-Clive who held the role 1890-92, and withdrawn after only 40 examples had been issued. Of the 15 recorded survivors, thirteen are specimens, and two are unused, meaning this lot contains more than half the extant survivors. Photo

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Great Britain
Paymaster General's Service
1890 1d. to £5 set of eight, 1881 Foreign Bill Issues handstamped "paymaster/ general's/ service" in grey-black, each overprinted "specimen" type 9, fresh and fine mint, A showpiece set of British revenue philately, being the only recorded complete set, (the £1 reported by Forbin has never been seen and is unlikely to exist) This short-lived departmental issue was reportedly provided directly to Robert George Windsor-Clive who held the role 1890-92, and withdrawn after only 40 examples had been issued. Of the 15 recorded survivors, thirteen are specimens, and two are unused, meaning this lot contains more than half the extant survivors. Photo

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69 Southampton Row
Bloomsbury
London
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WC1B 4ET
United Kingdom

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