Great Britain 1902 10d dull purple & carmine (O.W. Official), SGO35 Mauritius stamps A fine and attractive mint

A fine and attractive mint block of four with large part original gum

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if he has made sacrifices for anybody

The sheets are folded with some central separation and minor bends

with very fine large part type Z5 squared circle (three bars at corners) dated 'NO 3' (apparently without year)

Great Britain 1902 10d dull purple & carmine (O.W. Official), SGO35 Mauritius stamps A fine and attractive mintGreat Britain 1902 10d dull purple & carmine (O. W. Official), SGO35. A very fine and fresh unused example, with original gum, of this rare departmental issue. Accompanied with a 1974 Royal Philatelic Society (RPS) Certificate of Authenticity. Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: 7,250. The "O. W. Official" overprints were issued to Office of Works. Higher value issues from 2d and above were issued in 1902 for registration fees and overseas mail. Order