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Recent acquisitions are numbered in blue. Last update: 21st July, 2017
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BRITISH BECHUANALAND
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1885-87 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE STAMPS OVERPRINTED ‘British Bechuanaland’
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| AB1969 |
½d grey-black overprinted in red. Hinge remainder, otherwise fine mint. SG 1
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£22 |
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| AB2440 |
1885 ½d grey-black overprinted in red. Very fine mint with hinge remnants. SG 1
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SOLD |
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| AB2023 |
1885 3d pale claret overprinted in black. Some gum missing at left, apparently due to uneven gumming. Otherwise very fine fresh mint. SG 2
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£30 |
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| AB2454 |
1887 4d dull blue overprinted in black. Large hinge remnants, otherwise very fine mint. SG 3
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£45 |
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| AB2442 |
1886 ½d grey-black overprinted in black. Very fine mint with hinge remnants. SG 4
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£10 |
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| AB2255 |
1886 ½d grey-black overprinted in black. Block of four, hinge remnants on three, otherwise very fine mint. A scarce multiple. SG 4
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£110 |
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| AB2051 |
1886 ½d grey-black overprinted in black. Block of four, some pulled perfs at base and well hinged, otherwise fine mint. A scarce multiple. SG 4
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£45 |
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| AB2453 |
Forgery of the 1885 issue. Cape ½d grey-black (SG 48), upper left corner marginal block of 16 (4x4), the upper right stamp showing the ‘ritish’ error. One stamp (not the error) with a toned perf, otherwise all are superb fresh unmounted mint. Although a forgery, the ‘error’ is remarkably rare, especially mint in a positional block.
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£275 |
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| AB1033 |
Forgery of the 1885 issue. Cape ½d grey-black (SG 48) with forged overprint. Block of four, cancelled with neat apparently genuine Vryburg (27 JU / 87) single circle datestamp. |
£30 |
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| AB971 |
Forgery of the 1885 issue. Cape ½d grey-black (SG 48) with forged overprint. Horizontal pair cancelled with neat apparently genuine Vryburg (JY 12 / 87) datestamp. |
£15 |
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| AB1974 |
1885 1d rose-red overprinted in black. Very fine mint. SG 5
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£15 |
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| AB2674 |
1885 1d rose-red overprinted in black. An upper right corner marginal BLOCK OF 12 showing plate number ‘6’. Very fine or superb mint with hinge marks on two stamps, the others are all unmounted. A spectacular and extremely rare multiple. SG 5
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| AB2443 |
1885 1d rose-red overprinted in black. Very fine mint. A ‘kiss-print’ is evident on some letters. SG 5
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£20 |
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| AB1210 |
1d rose-red overprinted in black. Fine used with light cds overstruck with transit or arrival BONC. SG 5 |
£6 |
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| AB1979 |
1885 1d rose-red (in a deep shade) overprinted in black. Fine used with part BONC cancellation. SG 5 |
£6 |
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| AB1061 |
1d rose-red overprinted in black. Variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE. RPS certificate (1971) mentions ‘small closed tear’, otherwise fine used. A rarity. SG 5c |
£700 |
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| AB2455 |
1885 2d pale bistre overprinted in black. Large hinge remnants and small part original gum. Fine appearance. SG 6
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£10 |
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| AB1492 |
2d pale bistre overprinted in black. Fine used with light Mafeking (OC 21 / 86) datestamps. SG 6 |
£6 |
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| AB2444 |
1885 6d reddish purple overprinted in black. Hinge remnants, otherwise very fine mint. Scarce. SG 7
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£140 |
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| AB1167 |
6d reddish purple overprinted in black. Clean diagonal crease, otherwise fine used with Mafeking single circle datestamp. SG 7 |
£12 |
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| AB1976 |
1885 6d reddish purple overprinted in black. Fine used with part BONC cancellation. SG 7
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£25 |
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| AB2445 |
1885 6d reddish purple overprinteded in black. Very fine used with part Mafeking single circle datestamps. SG 7
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£25 |
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| AB2456 |
1886 1/- green overprinted in black. Several large hinge remnants, otherwise very fine mint. SG 8
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£100 |
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| AB1638 |
1/- green overprinted in black. Very fine used with part circular datestamp. SG 8 |
£125 |
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| AB1412 |
1/- green overprinted in black. Very fine used with ‘638’ Barred Oval Numeral Cancel of Mafeking. SG 8 |
£120 |
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| AB1458 |
1/- green overprinted in black. Blunt perf at lower right otherwise very fine used with ‘555’ Barred Oval Numeral Cancel of Vryburg. SG 8 |
£75 |
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| AB2124 |
Forgery of the 1885 issue. Cape ½d grey-black (SG 48) with forged overprint. Block of four, cancelled with neat apparently genuine Vryburg (21 JU / 87) single circle datestamp. |
£30 |
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| AB2125 |
Forgery of the 1885 issue. Cape 1882 3d pale claret (SG 43) used, subsequently provided with a forged overprint. Cape SG 43)
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£5 |
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1888 GB ½d VERMILION OVERPRINTED 'BRITISH / BECHUANALAND'
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| AB2463 |
1888 QV ½d vermilion handstamped 'SPECIMEN' (Samuel Type BEC2). Very fine mint. SG 9s
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£65 |
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| AB2667 |
1888 ½d vermilion. A lower right corner pair showing CONTROL LETTER 'L', the marginal rule with rounded corner (denoting 4th printing) and perforated through the lower margin. Very fine mint with light hinge marks and sensibly reinforced in the lower margin where the perforations are doubled. Rare. SG 9 |
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1887 UNAPPROPRIATED DIES
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| AB2530 |
PLATE PROOF Unappropriated dies imperforate plate proofs of the 2d, 3d and 6d duties printed in a pale reddish lilac on gummed, ‘Orb’ watermarked paper (the 6d is on slightly bluish paper). Each handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type GB9). The 6d with large hinge thin, otherwise fine with hinge remnants. These are in similar colours and with the watermark utilised for Bechuanaland. |
£45 |
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| AB2531 |
PLATE PROOFS Unappropriated dies imperforate plate proofs of the 3d printed in lilac (as issued) and the 6d and 1/- printed in orange on gummed, ‘Orb’ (3d, 6d) or Script ‘VR’ watermarked paper. Each handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14). The 1/- thinned at lower lewft, otherwise very fine and fresh. These watermarks were utilised for Bechuanaland. |
£55 |
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| AB2273 |
1888 unappropriated dies 1d lilac and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. Very fine with little or no gum. Very rare. SG 10 var.
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£150 |
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| AB2274 |
1888 unappropriated dies 2d lilac and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. Very fine with little or no gum. Very rare. SG 11 var.
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£150 |
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| AB2275 |
1888 unappropriated dies 4d lilac and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. Very fine with little or no gum. Very rare. SG 13 var.
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£150 |
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| AB2276 |
1888 unappropriated dies 6d lilac and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. Very fine with little or no gum. Very rare. SG 14 var.
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£150 |
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| AB2277 |
1888 unappropriated dies 1/- green and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. A little faded otherwise very fine with little or no gum. Very rare. SG 15 var.
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£175 |
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| AB2278 |
1888 unappropriated dies 2/6 green and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), unusually with the handstamp INVERTED. This handstamp was applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. A little faded otherwise very fine with little or no gum. Very rare, probably unique. SG 17 var.
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£750 |
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| AB2280 |
1888 unappropriated dies 10/- green and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. Very fine with little or no gum. Very rare. SG 19 var.
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£225 |
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| AB2289 |
1888 unappropriated dies £1 lilac and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. Very fine with some original gum. Very rare. SG 20 var.
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£400 |
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| AB1219 |
1887 Complete set of 12, 1d to £5, each handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type BEC2). The 1d is without gum, otherwise a very fine and fresh set. SG 10s-21s |
£600 |
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| AB2528 |
1888 unappropriated dies complete set of 12, 1d to £5, each handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type BEC2). Some faults including 1d and 2d re-gummed and the £1 is without gum. Some are rather heavily hinged though the £5 is very fine and the set is of fine appearance. SG 10s-21s
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£350 |
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| AB130 |
1887 1d to 10/- set of ten values. Fine mint. SG 10-19 |
£350 |
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| AB1982 |
1888 1d lilac and black. A deep bluish shade, very fine fresh mint. SG 10
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£20 |
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| AB2675 |
1888 1d lilac and black. BLOCK OF FOUR, very fine fresh mint with light hinge across the upper pair, the lower pair remains unmounted. Scarce. SG 10
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£150 |
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| AB2558 |
1888 unappropriated Dies, 2d lilac and black handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type GB9). Fine with gum. SG 11 specimen
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£45 |
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| AB1712 |
1887 2d lilac and black. Handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ in black (Samuel type GB9), partially doubled. Fine with gum. SG 11 specimen
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£40 |
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| AB2010 |
1887 2d pale dull lilac and black showing a degree of bluing. Fine mint. Very scarce. SG 11a
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£75 |
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| AB2028 |
1887 2d pale dull lilac and black. Fine mint. Very scarce. SG 11a
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£70 |
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| AB2447 |
1888 2d pale dull lilac and black. Superb used with neat central Vryburg (AU 8 90) single circle datestamp. Very scarce this fine. SG 11a |
£30 |
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| AB2559 |
1888 3d pale reddish lilac and black. Handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type GB9). Fine with gum. SG 12a specimen
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£45 |
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| AB2446 |
1888 3d pale reddish lilac and black. Very fine and fresh with hinge remnants. A scarce shade, especially this fine. SG 12a
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£65 |
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| AB1714 |
1887 4d lilac and black. Handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ in black (Samuel type GB9). Very fine with gum. SG 13 specimen
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£40 |
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| AB2560 |
1888 unappropriated Dies, 4d lilac and black handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type GB9). Fine with gum. SG 13 specimen |
£45 |
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| AB2561 |
1888 unappropriated Dies, 1/- green and black handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type GB9). Fine with gum. SG 15 specimen
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£55 |
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| AB2500 |
1888 5/- green and black. Fine used with rather heavy ‘638’ BONC of Mafeking. A scarce stamp used, especially with good colour. SG 18
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£125 |
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| AB2425 |
1888 £1 lilac and black. Handstamped 'SPECIMEN' (Samuel type BEC2). Very fine mint with light hinge remnants. SG 20s
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£175 |
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| AB2007 |
1888 £1 lilac and black. Very fine, well centred used example with crisp ‘638’ BONCs of Mafeking. A very scarce stamp this fine. SG 20
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£600 |
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| AB2620 |
1887 Unappropriated Dies £5 lilac and black. Very fine and fresh mint. An exceptional example of this rare stamp. BPA certificate (1990) and Brandon opinion (1983). SG 21
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£3,250 |
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1888 SURCHARGES
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| AA2785 |
1888 1d lilac and black surcharged ‘1d.’ in black. Very fine mint. SG 22 |
£6 |
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| AB1151 |
1888 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Fine mint. SG 23 |
£18 |
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| AA2786 |
1888 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Very fine and fresh mint. SG 23 |
£40 |
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| AB1995 |
1888 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Hinge remnants, otherwise fine mint. SG 23
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£30 |
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| AB2664 |
1888 2d pale dull lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Showing the variety CURVED FOOT TO ‘2’. Vertical paper wrinkle otherwise fine used with Mafeking datestamp. A scarce variety on the scarce shade. SG 23a+b
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£120 |
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| AB2118 |
1888 ‘2d.’ in red surcharged on 2d lilac and black. Variety CURVED FOOT TO ‘2’. Very fine mint with hinge remainders. Clear BPA certificate (2012). SG 23b
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£275 |
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| AB619 |
1888 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Variety CURVED FOOT TO ‘2’. Fine used with light barred oval cancellation. SG 23b |
£100 |
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| AB1536 |
1888 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Variety CURVED FOOT TO ‘2’. Very fine used with part BONC cancellation, well clear of the variety. SG 23b |
£130 |
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| AB2162 |
1888 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Variety CURVED FOOT TO ‘2’. Fine used with part datestamp leaving the variety clear. SG 23b
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£130 |
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| AA2789 |
1888 6d lilac and black surcharged ‘6d.’ in black. Hinge remnant, very fine mint. A scarce stamp. SG 26 |
£110 |
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| AB2127 |
1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d pale reddish lilac and black. Gum loss around hinge remnants, otherwise fine mint. Clear BPA certificate (2012). SG 29
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£180 |
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| AB1867 |
1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d pale reddish lilac and black. Very fine fresh mint. SG 29 |
£180 |
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| AB2025 |
1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d pale reddish lilac and black. Hinge remnants, otherwise very fine and fresh mint. Plateable as position [60] of the setting. SG 29
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£190 |
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| AB1050 |
Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade). Fine ‘mint’. (SG 29) Forgery |
£75 |
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| AB1346 |
Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade) with vertical bars apparently drawn in with ink. Very fine ‘mint’. (SG 29) Forgery |
£65 |
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| AB445 |
Forgery of the 1888 'One / Half- / Penny' surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade) with vertical bars apparently drawn in with ink. Very fine 'mint'. (SG 29 forgery) |
£65 |
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| AB622 |
Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade) with vertical bars ‘printed’. The surcharge is noticeably bold. Very fine ‘mint’. (SG 29 forgery) |
£65 |
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| AB1046 |
Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade). Superb ‘used’, tied to small piece by apparently genuine VRYBURG (12 DE 88) single circle datestamp. (SG 29) Forgery |
£75 |
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| AB842 |
Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (the wrong shade). Very fine ‘used’ with an apparently genuine Vryburg (13 DE 88) datestamp. (SG 29) |
£65 |
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| AB623 |
Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (should be the pale shade). Very fine ‘used’ with apparently genuine, VRYBURG (18 DE 88) datestamp. Most unusual. (SG 29 forgery) |
£75 |
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| AB1049 |
Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade). Fine ‘used’ with apparently genuine Vryburg (AU 1 90) datestamp. (SG 29) Forgery |
£65 |
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| AB1347 |
Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade) with vertical bars apparently drawn in with ink. Fine ‘used’ with partial apparently genuine VRYBURG datestamp. (SG 29) Forgery |
£65 |
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| AB1348 |
Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade) with vertical bars apparently drawn in with ink. Superb ‘used’, tied to small piece by apparently genuine VRYBURG datestamp. Unusual. (SG 29) Forgery |
£85 |
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| AB2625 |
Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade) with light hand-drawn vertical ‘bars’. Fine ‘used’, with an apparently genuine Barred Oval Numaral Canceller. PFSA certificate (2003). (SG 29) Forgery
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£55 |
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| AB446 |
Forgery of the 1888 'One / Half- / Penny' surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade) with vertical bars apparently drawn in with ink. Superb 'used', tied to small piece by an apparently genuine Barred Oval Numeral Canceller '555' of Vryburg. Most unusual. (SG 29 forgery) |
£85 |
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| AB1048 |
Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade). Fine ‘used’, with apparently genuine ‘951’ (?) BONC. (SG 29) Forgery |
£65 |
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| AB2112 |
Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade). Showing bogus spelling varieties ‘Helf’ and ‘Panny’. Tied to small piece by an apparently genuine VRYBURG (12 Dec 88) datestamp. Scarce. (SG 29) Forgery
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£110 |
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| AB2130 |
Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade). Showing bogus ‘varieties’ surcharge and ‘e’ of ‘Penny’ inverted. Fine ‘used’ with part of an apparently genuine VRYBURG datestamp. (SG 29) Forgery
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£85 |
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| AB2327 |
Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade). Showing bogus ‘varieties’ surcharge and ‘a’ of ‘Half’ inverted. Fine ‘used’ with part of an apparently genuine VRYBURG datestamp. RPS certificate (submitted by 'E.Mosely' in 1929 !) (SG 29) Forgery
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£110 |
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| AB2471 |
Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade). Showing bogus ‘varieties’ surcharge and ‘e’ of ‘One’ inverted. Fine ‘used’ with part of an apparently genuine VRYBURG datestamp. (SG 29) Forgery
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£85 |
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| AB2570 |
Forgery of the 1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d lilac and black (wrong shade). Horizontal pair showing the non-existent ‘varieties’ surcharge inverted and 'error of spelling' ‘Pneny’. Fine ‘used’, tied to small piece with an apparently genuine VRYBURG datestamp. (SG 29) Forgery
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£175 |
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1889-1895 CAPE ½d OVERPRINTED
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| AB2671 |
1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black with ‘British Bechuanaland’ overprinted in green. A lower marginal example showing guidelines. Very fine and fresh lightly hinged mint. SG 30
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£5 |
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| AB2398 |
1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black overprinted in green. Block of four, some very light gum creasing and offset, otherwise very fine unmounted mint. SG 30
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£30 |
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| AB2422 |
1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black overprinted in green. Block of four, very fine and fresh mint with light hinge remnants. SG 30
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£40 |
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| AB2506 |
1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black overprinted in green. Block of four, very fine fresh mint with light hinge remnants on the upper pair, the lower pair is unmounted. SG 30
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£40 |
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| AB2676 |
1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black with ‘British Bechuanaland’ overprinted in green. A lower right corner BLOCK OF TEN (5x2) showing current number ‘43’ in margin. Very fine or superb fresh mint with light hinge marks on three stamps, the others remaining unmounted. SG 30
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£125 |
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| AB2504 |
1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black overprinted in green. Very fine used with RAMOUTSA single circle datestamp. Scarce. SG 30
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£40 |
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1891 CAPE 1d & 2d OVERPRINTED READING UP 'British Bechuanaland'
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| AA3151 |
1891 Cape 1d carmine-red and 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type BEC2) diagonally in violet. Without gum. SG 31s-32s |
£65 |
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| AB2465 |
1891 Cape 1d carmine-red and 2d pale bistre with overprint reading upwards. Handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type BEC2) diagonally in violet-black. Very fine mint. SG 31s-32s
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£85 |
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| AA3150 |
1891 Cape 1d carmine-red and 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Very fine and fresh mint. SG 31-32 |
£12 |
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| AB627 |
1891 Cape 1d carmine-red and 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Fine mint. SG 31-32 |
£8 |
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| AB2481 |
1891 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint reading upwards. Lower left corner block of four with interpanneau margin at left. The upper left stamp showing the constant flaw, 'dot in ‘u’' [row 9/1]. Very fine fresh mint with faint hinge mark on upper pair, the lower pair is unmounted. SG 31
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£45 |
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| AB2482 |
1891 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint reading upwards. An irregular upper marginal block of eight, the lower centre stamp showing the progressive flaw ‘i’ in ‘British’ partially omitted [row 3/5]. Hinged in the margin, the stamps are all superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 31
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£120 |
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| AB2347 |
1891 Cape 1d carmine-red with type-set overprint reading upwards. Re-joined marginal block of 24 from the top of the pane comprising two blocks of six (3x2) and a block of 12 (3x4). Brownish gum, otherwise fine unmounted mint. SG 31
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£225 |
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| AB2344 |
1891 Cape 2d (pale) bistre with typeset overprint reading up. Block of four, fresh lightly mounted mint, one stamp being unmounted. SG 32 |
£25 |
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| AB2343 |
1891 Cape 2d (deep) bistre with stereo overprint reading up. Block of four, fresh mint with a light hinge on the upper pair, the lower pair is unmounted. SG 32
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£25 |
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| AA3156 |
1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Left marginal block of six. Very fine unmounted. SG 32 |
£45 |
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| AB2485 |
1891 Cape 2d (deep) bistre with stereo overprint reading upwards. An upper right corner marginal block of six (3x2). Upper left stamp with diagonal crease, otherwise superb fresh unmounted mint (hinged on margin only). SG 32
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£40 |
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| AA3157 |
1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Showing striking weak impression of the overprint. Very fine mint. SG 32 var. |
£45 |
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| AA3160 |
1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Showing split 'B' of 'Bechuanaland' (stamp no. 37 left pane). Very fine mint. SG 32 var. |
£60 |
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| AA3161 |
1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Showing stop between 'i' and 's' of 'British'. Very fine mint. SG 32 var. |
£45 |
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| AB2436 |
1891 Cape 2d (pale) bistre with overprint reading upwards. Showing the ‘t’ of ‘British’ largely omitted. Small scuff marks suggest the omission may have been ‘assisted’. Fine used with light cancellation. SG 32 var
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£10 |
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| AA3162 |
1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Horizontal pair right stamp showing stop between 'i' and 's' of 'British'. Very fine mint. SG 32 and var. |
£55 |
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| AB2379 |
1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Horizontal pair, the left stamp showing the variety NO STOP AFTER ‘Bechuanaland’. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge marks. Very scarce. SG 32, 32a
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£275 |
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| AB2589 |
1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Showing the variety NO STOP AFTER 'Bechuanaland'. Very fine mint. SG 32a
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£225 |
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| AA3159 |
1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Showing the variety NO STOP AFTER 'Bechuanaland'. Some faults, mint. SG 32a |
£95 |
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| AB2064 |
1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Showing the variety NO STOP AFTER 'Bechuanaland'. Very fine used. SG 32a |
£225 |
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1891-1904 QV 'JUBILEE' ISSUE OF GB OVERPRINTED 'BRITISH BECHUANALAND'
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| AB1845 |
1891 6d purple on rose-red handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type BEC2) diagonally in violet. Very fine ‘mint’. SG 36s
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£35 |
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| AB1260 |
Complete set of five, 1d to 1/-, with additional 1d in a distinctly deeper shade. Very fine and fresh mint. SG 33-37 |
£25 |
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| AB1703 |
1891 complete set of five, 1d to 1/-, very fine mint. SG 33-37
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£25 |
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| AB1907 |
1d lilac. Right marginal block of four, one with hint of a hinge mark, otherwise superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 33
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£35 |
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| AB2149 |
1891 1d lilac. Upper left corner marginal block of six. Hinged in margin and one stamp with small adhesion, otherwise superb unmounted mint. SG 33 |
£50 |
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| AA2346 |
2d grey-green and carmine. Block of nine, superb and fresh unmounted. SG 34 |
£225 |
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1893-95 CAPE 1d & 2d OVERPRINTED READING DOWN 'British Bechuanaland'
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| AB2564 |
1893 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint reading downwards. A lower right corner marginal block of four. Very fine or superb fresh mint with hinge remnant on one stamp, the others are unmounted mint. SG 38
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£30 |
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| AB2391 |
1893 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint reading downwards. An upper marginal block of six (3x2) with interpanneau margin at right. Showing guide marking and lower right stamp with constant flaw, 'dot in ‘u’' [row 2/6]. Some creasing and marginal stains, otherwise stamps very fine unmounted mint. SG 38
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£25 |
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| AB2434 |
1893 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint reading downwards. Showing shift of overprint to the right with ‘British’ now straddling the perforations. Ex column 1 (no overprint showing on left perforations). Light hinge remnants, otherwise fine and fresh mint. SG 38 var
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£45 |
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| AB2432 |
1893 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint reading downwards. Showing the variety ‘s’ of ‘British’ largely omitted (an advanced state of the progressive variety on R10/8 which resulted in the ‘s’ being completely omitted on later printings). Hinge remainders, otherwise fine mint. SG 38 var
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£85 |
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| AB2487 |
1893 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint reading downwards. Showing variety NO DOTS TO 'i' OF 'British'. Hinge remnants, otherwise very fine fresh mint. SG 38e
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£120 |
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| AB2397 |
1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading downwards. Block of four showing overprint shifted to the left. Paper wrinkle affects the right pair, otherwise very fine unmounted mint. SG 39
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£45 |
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| AB2486 |
1895 Cape 2d bistre with typeset overprint reading downwards. Showing the variety OVERPRINT TRANSPOSED (‘Bechuanaland. / British’). Large hinge mark, otherwise fine mint. Rare. SG 39d
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£300 |
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| AB2566 |
1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading downwards. Showing varieties Broken ‘B’ in ‘Bechuanaland’ and overprint largely transposed. Fair used with BONC cancel. SG 39 vars
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£45 |
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| AB2568 |
1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading downwards. Showing the variety overprint largely transposed. Fine used with light circular datestamp. SG 39 var
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£75 |
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