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LOT 2139
Shellac Diplomatic Seal Impressions Collection
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 - 4 in. (49 grams total, 4.7-10 cm).
Group comprising seal impressions on envelope pieces for: IGS, Cairo; Lt. Col. Dwyer; CCID, Iraq; RAF, Basra; Political Agent, Kuwait; Divisional Advisor, Basra; British Vice Consulate, Athens, Ministry of Interior, Iraq; British Residence, Persian Gulf; War Department; Ministry of Defence; Arbil Police, Kurdistan; High Commission, Iraq; DIG Police, Baghdad; a few duplicated and others present. [33]
Provenance
Inherited in1984.
Property of an Essex lady.
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