Auction 17 Part 2 Israel, Mandate, Judaic & Egyptian stamps + 1st Day Covers, Israel & World Postal History, Knesset Mail, JNF Philately
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Nov 27, 2025
Shaulzon 58, suite 43-063, Jerusalem 9143001, Israel
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LOT 171602:

The Pictorials series high denomination SPECIMENS: unlisted set of 3x 250 mils, 500 mils & £1 stamps (Ba #109-111) ...

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The Pictorials series high denomination SPECIMENS: unlisted set of 3x 250 mils, 500 mils & £1
The Pictorials series high denomination SPECIMENS: unlisted set of 3x 250 mils, 500 mils & £1 Image - 1
Sold for: $200 (₪656)
Price including buyer’s premium and sales tax: $ 247.20 (₪810.82)
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Auction took place on Nov 27, 2025 at Historama
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The Pictorials series high denomination SPECIMENS: unlisted set of 3x 250 mils, 500 mils & £1 stamps (Ba #109-111) on woven paper hand-stamped SPECIMEN diagonally in purple; MNH. Circa. 1 September 1941 per first ever order for these denominations (#1518/1 as listed in the Crown Agents Requisition books), with notation requesting specimens for the General Post Office; these entered use in Jan. 1942. Bale lists a set of these as SPECIMEN stamps with the word perforated horizontally across the field (#S.109-111) - but not this type.
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