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Lot 854		Estimate: $350 1899 '4/CENTS' Surcharges on 5c, 6c, 8c, 12c, 18c, 24c, 25c, 50c, $1, $2, $5 and $10 overprinted SPECIMEN and with additional handstruck ULTRAMAR in blue from U.P.U. distribution to Portuguese Colonies. Couple of short perfs on 5c and 6c, and missing perf on 18c, otherwise fresh with full MUH OG and very scarce in this condition. SG 112-124 (12)
Lot 855		Estimate: $160 Realised Price : $120 Japanese Occupation: 1944 Three-line Overprint 1c to $1, typically toned gum otherwise very fine MUH. SG J20-32, cat £300 (13)
Lot 856		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $135 Postal History: 1898 (5 Aug) registered cover to England with 1894 25c and 50c, 1898-1902 Pictorial 1c, 2c Black and Lake, 3c, 5c, 6c, 8c, 12c, 18c, 24c, and 1895-97 Postage Due 2c, 5c, 6c, 8c, 12c cancelled Sandakan cds, handstruck Sandakan registration marking, and appropriate arrival datestamps. Some minor toning and a colourful philatelic franking