£850
McCorquodale & Co. Imperforate "West India Postage / Four Annas" dummy stamps based on the 1866 De La Rue East India 4a stamp, in shades of green (3), blue (5), brown (9) or carmine-rose (25) on various gummed or ungummed papers, including blocks of four (8) and strips of four (2); also a block of six of the 1866 East India die I 4a green each with "CANCELLED" overprint. An uncommon group; two sheets of these dummy stamps were submitted for the 1879 Tender. (52). Photo on Page 16.
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