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Issue 15 - TWO PENCE


                                                        1 st issued: c.  May 1899
                                                       Watermark:  (crown)/"CA"
                                                       Quantity printed: 204,000

                                                         slate-black & orange














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                                                           center block (24)











                                         type E7            "M.O.  OFFICE"        "ST.  PHILIP 3"
                                                               type K20              type M3












                              overprinted "SPECIMEN" in black,                     horizontal pair
                       further overprinted "ULTRAMAR" in blue upon receipt     two concentric circles
                          by the Portuguese Post Office from the UPU,                (type E9)
                           prior to distribution to Portuguese Colonies








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