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DEPARTMENTAL OFFICIALSGREAT BRITAIN THE “FORDWATER” COLLECTIONInland Revenue704 705 706 707704 Issues of 1880-81: 1882-1901 6d. grey, Plate 18: DL, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. O4,£575. Photo £200-250705 Issues of 1884-88 2 1 ⁄2d. lilac, JD, mint, light gum wrinkle, fresh colour and fine. S.G. O6,£500. Photo £150-200706 –– 1/- dull green, part original gum, a few faintly stained perf. tips, good colour, fine andscarce. Brandon Certificate (2004). S.G. O7, £6,000. Photo £1,200-1,500707 –– 10/- cobalt on white paper, DF, unused (regummed), good colour and appearance.Rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1996). S.G. O9cb, £22,000. Photo £800-1,000708708 –– Watermark Orbs £1 brown-lilac, MD, two oval Post Office Accounts cancellations,good colour, a trifle soiled but a fine example of this exceedingly rare stamp. B.P.A.Certificate (1960), S.G. O12, £40,000. Photo £12,000-15,000–––––––––––– 709 –––––––––––– 710709 Issues of 1887-92: 1 ⁄2d. vermilion, 2 1 ⁄2d. purple on blue and 1/- dull green, unmountedmint, the 2 1 ⁄2d. and 1/- both from the top of the sheet, fine and fresh. 2 1 ⁄2d. with B.P.A.Certificate (2001), 1/- with R.P.S. Certificate (1982). S.G. O13-15, £1,062. Photo £300-350710 –– 2 1 ⁄2d. purple on blue from the top of the sheet; fresh and fine, unmounted mint.S.G. O14, £150+. Photo £80-100PROVENANCE:W.H. Silk, 1944Basil Stranack, 1955Wallace Cowan, 1955WWW.SPINK.COM