British Levant 1905-08 1pi on 2½d ultramarine, type 4 surcharge, ERROR SURCHARGE DOUBLE, SG13a.
A fine used example with part Smyrna circular date stamp, showing year '08'. A perfect close double.
This was the first discovery example, and the basis of what became the listing the in the Stanley Gibbons British Commonwealth & Empire catalogue.
A great British Commonwealth rarity and currently undervalued in the catalogue, in our opinion, as this example last sold in 2012 for £2,000.
Accompanied with a Brandon certificate of authenticity (1983).
The term British Levant has been adopted by stamp collectors to describe the stamp issues from various British Post Offices within the former Turkish Empire.
Following the depreciation of the Turkish piastre against sterling in 1894 it was decided to issue stamps surcharged in Turkish currency to avoid speculation.
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