1860-1902 QV Issues in mint multiples, mainly blocks of four...

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1860-1902 QV Issues in mint multiples, mainly blocks of four but some in larger blocks, including 1860 8p purple, 1865 ½a blue (block of four + marginal block of ten) or pale blue, 8p purple (2 blocks) or mauve, 1a pale brown, deep brown (blocks of four and ten) or chocolate, 2a yellow or brown-orange (blocks of four and ten), 1869 8a rose (marginal block of 16, two stamps replaced), 1873 ½a deep blue or blue (block of twelve), 1882-90 ½a - 3a (all shades in blocks of four), 8a - 1r in blocks of six, 1891 2½a on 4½a block of six, 1892-97 2a6p and 1r (all listed shades), etc., also Officials with 1866-72 8p block of six, 1867-73 2a orange, 8a rose block of ten, Postal Service blocks (2) and a few single stamps including 1856-64 black imperf (probably a proof but not guaranteed) and 1865 2a orange, mainly fine. S.G. £8,450. (61 Blocks). Photo on Page 182.