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1462 1886-87 issue $1 scarlet block of four, mint no gum, colour slightly suffused probably from water, nevertheless a rare multiple. Provenance: Walter Bickly collection, Spink 2011. SG 31. Photo HK$ 8,000 - 10,000 1463 1886-87 issue $1 scarlet imperforate pair with offset on reverse variety, mint lightly hinged. Provenance: Walter Bickly collection, Spink 2011. SG 31a. Photo HK$ 3,500 - 4,000 1464

1886-87 issue $2 sage-green block of four, mint no gum, top right corner stamp has major thinning and two pin holes, the others have no faults. A rare multiple. Provenance: Walter Bickly collection, Spink 2011. SG 32. Photo HK$ 12,000 - 14,000 1465 1888-92 issue Die Proof 5 cents in grey on thin unwatermarked paper, extremely fine and rare. Photo Provenance

L.H. Shipman, January 1980 Hornbill collection, April 2007 Walter Bickly collection, Spink 2011

HK$ 6,000 - 7,000

1466 1888-92 issue Die Proof 5 cents in grey on thin unwatermarked paper, two creases, one just clear of design, otherwise very fine and rare. Provenance: Walter Bickly collection, Spink 2011. Photo HK$ 5,000 - 5,500 1467 1888-92 issue, 1/2ct magenta horizontal pair, imperforate vertically variety, cancelled to order with original gum hinged. Provenance: Walter Bickly collection, Spink 2011. SG 36a. Photo HK$ 1,600 - 1,900  1464

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