Queen Victoria ARMY OFFICIAL Overprint on 1d Lilac, Used
£12.00
Queen Victoria one penny lilac of the postage and inland revenue issue, overprinted ARMY / OFFICIAL in two lines, used.
What supports the price. A Victorian Official rather than the far commoner Edward VII printings. Complete, with all four perforated edges, and the overprint fully legible. A circular datestamp across the lower half reads …RWICH — Norwich or Harwich; the first letters are off the stamp.
Forgery warning. British Official overprints are among the most heavily forged areas of the hobby, and forged overprints on genuine common stamps are widespread. This overprint has not been authenticated and cannot be judged from a scan. It is offered uncertified, and the price reflects that. Have it certified before relying on the attribution.
About this description. Written from high-resolution scans of the actual item, with AI assistance, and not examined in hand by an accredited expert. Catalogue numbers, plates, shades and overprint types are indicative and not guaranteed, and faults such as thins, repairs, regumming or re-perforation do not always show in a scan. For anything valuable we recommend an opinion from the BPA or the RPSL. The photograph is of the stamp you will receive.
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