Worldwide & Great Britain - Dec. 2026, Lot 1406

KEVII ISSUES - SPECTACULAR HIGH FEE OF 19/5d ON 1913 GPO TELEPHONE SERVICE RECEIPT USING HIGH VALUE STAMPS: A receipt for payment of telephone charges issued in Cleland (Lanarkshire) bearing KEVII Somerset House 5/- (SG 318) + block of four 2/6d + pair 1/- + KGV block of four 6d + 5d totalling 19/5d, all cancelled with fine "CLELAND/743" twin arc ds's. The high values have been further obliterated with a blue-green roller to deter pilfering and selling to collectors as postally used stamps. Spectacular, attractive, and very scarce usage in very very fine condition. Cross Reference : FISCALS, SCOTLAND, LANARKSHIRE