CYPRUS 1881 6pi olive-grey, SG15 Gibraltar stamps A rare positional multiple of

A rare positional multiple of this very popular British Commonwealth modern error

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CYPRUS 1881 6pi olive-grey, SG15 Gibraltar stamps A rare positional multiple ofCyprus 1881 6pi olive grey, Watermark CC, neatly cancelled by bold large part '969.' of Nicosia, SG15. A fine used example and much above average for this scarce high denomination stamp. The 6pi value fulfilled higher rate postal and fiscal purposes, including heavier overseas correspondence, registered mail and official usage. As a result, used examples are scarcer than their catalogue value would suggest. The bold 969. numeral cancellation is the