EVII GOVT PARCELS 9d Dull Purple & Ultramarine (SG O77 type)

Edward VII 1902 ninepence dull purple and ultramarine with the two-line GOVT / PARCELS overprint, used, with a heavy circular datestamp across the design. The overprint is legible. A high-catalogue Official, but heavily cancelled. FORGERY WARNING - PLEASE READ. GB Officials are among the most heavily forged areas of British philately, and forged overprints applied to genuine common stamps are endemic. The overprint on this item has NOT been authenticated and its genuineness cannot be judged from a scan. This stamp is offered UNCERTIFIED and the price reflects that risk. Expert certification (BPA or RPSL) is strongly advised before relying on the attribution or paying above spacefiller value. IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ BEFORE BUYING. The identification, condition assessment and valuation in this listing were produced by an AI analysis of scanned images only. No stamp has been examined in hand by a philatelic expert, and no authentication or certification has been carried out. Gum, thins, creases, repairs, re-perforation and cleaned or removed cancels frequently do not show in a scan and have NOT been ruled out. Catalogue (SG) numbers, plate numbers and shade attributions are indicative only and are not guaranteed. Mint stamps are described at mounted-mint level because gum cannot be assessed from an image. ALL PURCHASES ARE MADE ENTIRELY AT THE BUYER'S OWN RISK. Nothing in this listing is a guarantee of authenticity, condition, catalogue attribution or value. Sold as seen. Buyers are strongly advised to satisfy themselves independently and to obtain an expert opinion (BPA or RPSL) before relying on any attribution.