SOMALILAND PROTECT 1904 SGO6/9, O10s/13s vars, O15s Specimen Part ledger page from Madagascar UPU archive

Stock Code: P223004404

1904 part ledger page from the Madagascar UPU archive, bearing single examples of the 1903 KEVII "SERVICE" short set of 4 to 8a opts on India (distributed from Bern in normal mint condition on 25 July 1903), and the 1904 KEVII "O.H.M.S." set of 5 to 1r, opt "SPECIMEN", tied together by five strikes of the red "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES / COLLECTION DE BERNE / MADAGASCAR" circular receiving handstamp. The piece with "LE DIRECTEUR des Postes et Telegraphes H/S at lower right, with accompanying MS endorsement and signature. A fascinating and unique item, the 1903 set only identifiable as "Specimen" examples by the additional receiving mark, while the 1904 ½a to 8a come from the fifth column of the setting and each virtually show the "No stop after M" variety (as SG O10a/13a), appearing as a tiny stop on the ½a and 1a, but with only a minute trace remaining on the 2a and 8a.

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SOMALILAND PROTECT 1904 SGO6/9, O10s/13s vars, O15s Specimen Part ledger page from Madagascar UPU archive - $684.15*


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