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Article Image Postage Inverted Dubious Cancel?
Auction News
Sunday, October 19, 2025 by Neil Grover

 

Listed and sold on eBay for £42 with 6 bids, this £500 catalogued item would seem a bargain?

However, looking closely at the cancellation the letters appear very oddly formed?

Enough to suggest to me this is very likely to be a forged cancel?

The incentive is clear, £170 mint, £500 used.

The inverted overprint appears genuine, the slightly offset to left of the stamp to perforation is consistant with other known genuine examples.

 

The Cancel Enlarged:

 

 

 
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