Auction: 25013 - The 'Lionheart' Collection of British Empire Part XXI
Lot: 1114
(x) Morocco Agencies
British Currency
1907-13
1907-13 2/6d. dull purple cancellation study (19) with examples in pale dull purple with Fez (Mellah) c.d.s. (apparently the only example known), Larache c.d.s., Mazagan registered, Fez c.d.s., various Tangier registered (7), c.d.s. (2), Casablanca c.d.s., Saffi c.d.s., Mazagan c.d.s. (2, one on piece complete), forged Tetuan c.d.s.; and dull purple with Tangier registered (4) and Somerset House dull reddish purple with Mogador c.d.s., Saffi c.d.s. and a forged Tetuan, a difficult lot to replicate, mostly fine. S.G. £3,400+
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Estimate
£500 to £700
Starting price
£420