![Guernsey. Group of Eight [8] CU Doubles.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/242950.jpg "Guernsey. Group of Eight [8] CU Doubles.")
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LOT 3705
Guernsey. Group of Eight [8] CU Doubles. 1830-1945.
Comprising: various types, issues, denominations and reverse types. Condition as seen.(77gr total.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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