Public Auction 331 Thursday, March 30, 2017

3445 1860 QV 1½d rosy-mauve, opt SPECIMEN (SG type 2), wmk large crown, blued paper. VFM, partial gum. SG Spec G5s, SG 53as cat £2250 (normal cat £8500). (P) $700 $1000

3446 1860 QV Postal Fiscal INLAND REVENUE opt 1d Draft stamp. Postally VFU, squared circle "JA 73 95" pmk. SG F8 cat £725. Very rare genuine used. 1st example we have ever offered. (P) $300 $450

3447 1862-64 QV 6d lilac, small white cnr letters, wmk emblems INVERTED. Fresh M, re-perfed 2 sides. SG Spec J71e, SG 84wi cat £8250. Extremely rare wmk error. (P) $600 $1000

3448 1865-73 QV 3d rose, large white cnr letters, plate 4, IMPERF plate proof, no wmk. F-VF UN as made, sl blemish in middle, 4 margins. SG 92(p), SG Spec J28/29 cat £3800. (P) $500 $1000

3449 1865-73 QV 4d vermilion, large white cnr letters, plate 11, IMPERF, wmk large garter INVERTED. Superb fresh UN, 4 large margins & bright colour. SG Spec J58a, SG 94a cat £8500. Extremely rare imperf error & certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $3000 $4500

3450 1865-73 QV 6d lilac, large white cnr letters, plate 6, wmk emblems INVERTED. F-VF M, re-perfed at left from wing margin. SG 97wi, SG Spec J74(2)d cat £6000. Extremely rare wmk error. (P) $1000 $1500

3451 1865-73 QV 9d straw, large white letters, wmk emblems, plate 4. F-VF fresh MUH appearance (nicely regummed). SG Spec J94, SG 98 cat £4800. Rare stamp. (P) $800 $1200

3452 1867-80 QV 10d red-brown, large white letters, plate 1, IMPERF from imprimatur sheet, wmk spray of rose. VF fresh MLH, 4 margins (close at right but clear). SG 114a(var) cat £17,000 as normal imperf, SG Spec J97(var) cat £5000. Extremely rare. (P) $1200 $1800

3453 1867-80 QV 2/- brown, large white cnr letters, wmk spray. F-VF fresh M appearance, partly reperfed & expertly regummed. SG 121 cat £30,000. Key stamp & extremely rare in unused condition. (P) $3500 $5000

3454 1867-83 QV 10/- black progressive DIE PROOF, imperf, with no cnr letters or plate number on white glazed card with "May 6 1878" & "BEFORE HARDENING" inscription. Superb fresh UN as made. SG Spec J125(p) cat £3500, SG 128(p) normal cat £60,000. Important specialist item. (P) $2500 $3500

3455 1867-83 QV £1 black progressive DIE PROOF, imperf, w/o cnr letters & plate number, on white glazed card, with "Apr 18, 1878" inscription. Superb fresh UN as made. SG Spec J126(p) cat £4600, SG 129(p) normal cat £90,000. Important specialist item. (P) $3500 $5000

3456 1867-83 QV £1 brown-lilac, wmk Maltese Cross. FU, "Newcastle-on- Tyne" cds plus rectangular pmk (perfs bit obscured by pmk but are all intact). SG 129 cat £4500. Key stamp. (P) $1100 $1500

3457 1867-83 QV £1 brown-lilac, wmk Maltese Cross, opt SPECIMEN type 9. Superb fresh UN. SG 129s, SG Spec J126t cat £6250 (normal cat £90,000). Very rare. (P) $2500 $3500

3458 1867-83 QV 10/- greenish grey, plate 1, wmk Anchor sl blued paper. VFU, London cds. SG Spec J125, SG 131 cat £9100 inc SG Specified 75% premium for lightly used. Nice example of this rare stamp . (P) $2000 $3000

3459 1867-83 QV £5 orange, BLUED paper. FU, boxed rectangular cancel plus "West Strand JU 27 85 WC" cds. SG Spec J128, SG 133 cat £15,000. Very rare & certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $3000 $4500

3460 1867-83 QV £5 orange, opt SPECIMEN. SG type 11, white paper. Superb fresh M, nice original gum, excellent centring & bright colour. SG Spec T128t, SG 137s cat from £4500 (normal cat £14,500). Actually the specimen opts on £5 white paper are probably 10 times rarer than on blued paper (while of course on normal stamps it is opposite). (P) $3000 $4500

3461 1867-83 QV £5 orange top value, white paper. Superb U, "Glasgow MR 6 95" single cds, bright colour. SG 137 cat £8300+ inc SG Specified 75% premium for lightly used. Beautiful pristine quality example of this key stamp. (P) $3000 $4500

3462 1873-80 QV 2½d rosy mauve, plate 10, IMPERF from imprimatur sheet, wmk orb. Superb fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum, 4 margins. SG 121(var), SG Spec J11(var), cat £2500 for M so should be at least double, £5000 MUH. Extremely rare. (P) $1200 $1800

3463 1873-80 QV 3d rose, coloured letters, plate 11, IMPERF from imprimatur sheet, wmk spray. Superb fresh MLH, 4 margins. SG 144(var), SG Spec J36(var) cat £2500. Extremely rare. (P) $800 $1200

3464 1873-80 QV 3d rose, coloured letters, plate 12, IMPERF from imprimatur sheet, wmk spray of rose. VF fresh M, 4 margins. SG 144(var), SG Spec J37(var) cat £2500. Extremely rare. (P) $800 $1200

3465 1873-80 QV 3d rose, coloured letters, plate 14, IMPERF from imprimatur sheet, wmk spray of rose. Superb M, 4 margins. SG 144(var), SG Spec J38(var) cat £2500. Extremely rare. (P) $800 $1200

3466 1873-80 QV 3d rose, coloured letters, plate 17, IMPERF from imprimatur sheet, wmk spray of rose. Superb fresh MLH, 4 margins. SG 144(var), SG Spec J41(var) cat £2500. Extremely rare. (P) $800 $1200

3467 1873-80 QV 3d rose, coloured letters, plate 19, IMPERF from imprimatur sheet, wmk spray of rose. Superb fresh MLH, 4 margins. SG 144(var), SG Spec J43(var) cat £2500. Extremely rare. (P) $800 $1200

3468 1873-80 QV 1/- orange-brown, coloured letters, plate 13, wmk spray of rose INVERTED. Superb fresh M appearance (nicely regummed), excellent colour. SG Spec J115c, SG 151wi cat £11,000. Extremely rare wmk error & certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $2500 $4000

3469 1873-80 QV 8d orange, large coloured letters, plate 1. VF fresh MUH appearance (but nicely regummed). SG Spec J91A, SG 156 cat £1850. 2016 RPSL photo-cert. (P) $300 $450

3470 1876-77 QV Telegraphs £1 brown plate 1, plus 5/- rose plate 1. G-VF U, £1 sm repaired tear. SG Spec L231 & 236 cat £960. (2) (P) $150 $300

3471 1876 QV Telegraph 1/- deep green, plate 1. F-VF fresh M, partial gum. SG Spec L215. SG T8(1) cat £180. (P) $70 $100

3472 1876 QV Telegraph 1/- deep green, plate 2. F-VF fresh MLH. SG Spec L216. SG T8(2) cat £140. (P) $80 $120

3473 1876 QV Telegraph 1/- deep green, plate 3. VF fresh M. SG Spec L217. SG T8(3) cat £140. (P) $80 $120

3474 1876 QV Telegraph 1/- green, plate 4. VF fresh M, partial gum. SG Spec L218. SG T8(4) cat £200. (P) $100 $130

3475 1876 QV Telegraph 1/- green, plate 7. VF fresh UN. SG Spec L221. SG T8(7) cat £350. Rare stamp. (P) $150 $250

3476 1876 QV Telegraph 1/- green, plate 8. F-VF fresh M. SG Spec L222. SG T8(8) cat £180. (P) $110 $150

3477 1876 QV Telegraph 1/- green, plate 10. F-VF fresh M. SG Spec L224. SG T8(10) cat £220. (P) $120 $160

3478 1876-77 QV Telegraph 10/- grey-green, plate 1. VFU, "Greenock JY 18 78" cds. SG spec L235, SG T17 cat £675 inc SG specified 50% premium for lightly U. (P) $130 $200

3479 1876-77 QV Telegraph 10/- grey-green, plate 1. Superb fresh M, nice original gum & excellent colour. SG Spec L235. SG T16 cat £1750 & under-catalogued. Very rare stamp. (P) $1200 $1800

3480 1876-77 QV Telegraph 10/- grey-green, opt SPECIMEN (SG type 8, 14½x2½mm). VF UN. SG Spec L235s. SG T16s cat £400 (normal cat £1750). (P) $150 $250

3481 1876-77 QV Telegraph £1 brown-lilac, plate 1. VFU appearance, sl thin. "Glasgow AP 14 81" cds. SG T18 cat £1425 inc SG Specified +50% premium for lightly used. (P) $300 $450

3482 1876-77 QV Telegraph £1 brown-lilac, plate 1. FU "London JU 8 78 Western Office" cds, plus rectangular boxed cancel. SG Spec L236, SG T17 cat £950. (P) $350 $500

3483 1877 QV Telegraph £1 brown-lilac, wmk 3 shamrocks. Superb fresh MLH, nice original gum, excellent colour. SG L236, SG T18 cat £8250++ & greatly under-catalogued as actually many times rarer than the QV £1 postage that catalogues £32,000! Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $7000 $10000

3484 1878 QV Probate 5/- to £6 revenues, opt SPECIMEN types 9 & 11. Mostly F-VF M, affixed to part of archive page, some flts. Bft 26-32(s). (7). (P) $130 $200

3485 1880-83 QV 2½d blue, plate 21, IMPERF from imprimatur sheet, wmk Imperial crown. Stamp VF fresh MUH, never hinged original gum sl uneven, top marginal, 4 margins. SG 157(var), SG Spec J23(var) cat £2500 for M, should be at least double, £5000 MUH. Extremely rare. (P) $800 $1200

3486 1880-83 QV 3d rose, plate 20, IMPERF from imprimatur sheet, wmk Imperial Crown. VF fresh M, 4 margins. SG 158(var), SG Spec J45(var) cat £2500. Extremely rare. (P) $800 $1200

3487 1880-83 QV Surch set 3d/3d lilac & 6d/6d lilac. VFU, nice colours. SG 159, 162 cat £310. (2). (P) $50 $80

3488 1880-83 QV 1/- orange-brown coloured letters in cnrs, plate 13, wmk crown. VFU. SG 163-PL 13 cat £298 inc SG specified +75% premium for lightly used. (P) $50 $80

3489 1881 QV Inland Revenue 6d reddish lilac Postal Fiscal, wmk anchor (20mm), perf 14. Superb fresh M, very nice original gum. SG F27 cat £360+ Unusually nice quality for this difficult issue. (P) $250 $400

3490 1881 QV Public Records 6d-£1 revenues, wmk orb or script VR, opt SPECIMEN type 9 or 11, on £1 error SPECIMEN is fully DOUBLE! VFM, affixed to part of archive page. Bft 20-23(s). Probably unique £5 specimen error. (4). (P) $250 $400

3491 1882-1901 IR OFFICIAL opt QV 5/- rose, white paper. VFU, nice central "AP 26 01" cds. SG O9 cat £3375 inc SG specified +35% premium for lightly used. RPSL photo-cert. (P) $1300 $1800

3492 1882-1901 "IR OFFICIAL" opt QV 10/- ultramarine, white paper, but opt is forged. VFU, black squared circle pmk. SG O10 cat £3750. Negative 2015 PTS photo-cert. (P) $200 $300

3493 1882-1901 IR OFFICIAL opt QV £1 brown-lilac, wmk 3 crowns. Superb M, original gum bit disturbed at top of hinge removal, excellent centring & nice original colour. SG Spec L9, SG O11 cat £75,000 & much under-catalogued compared to non-official opt issues. Great rarity of GB philately with less than 30 M/UN examples recorded, of which most of the others are no gum, regummed or with faults. This original gum example is definitely one of the best quality examples known. Provenance is ex the famous collections of Arthur Hind & of King Carol of Romania. 1987 RPSL photo-cert, while another new certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $45000 $60000

3494 1884-88 "IR OFFICIAL" opt QV £1 green. VFU, "Aberdeen OC 6 94" cds, some irregular perfs at base. SG O16 cat £3375 inc SG specified +35% premium for lightly used. Very nice genuine example. Exp Pfenniger. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1300 $1800

3495 1883-84 QV 2/6 lilac, sl blued paper. VF fresh M, partial original gum. SG 175 cat £6750. Rare stamp. (P) $1800 $2500

3496 1883-84 QV 5/- pale rose, BLUED paper, wmk Anchor. VF fresh M, small thin at top, very nice original gum & excellent pale rose colour characteristic of genuine blued paper examples of the early printing. SG Spec K9, SG 176 cat £18,000. Extremely rare stamp. 2015 Scheller photo-cert. (P) $6000 $9000

3497 1883-84 QV 10/- cobalt on blued paper, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M, redistributed gum. SG Spec K13+, SG 177as cat £5500 (normal cat £62,000). Very rare shade combination. (P) $2000 $3000

3498 1883-84 QV 2/6 lilac, white paper. Superb fresh MLH. SG Spec K10, SG 178 cat £600+. (P) $250 $400

3499 1883-84 QV 10/- cobalt, white paper. Superb U, "Dundee FE 3 85" cds. SG Spec K14(1), SG 182 cat £12,375 inc SG specified 50% premium for lightly used. Very rare shade that is almost never seen in such nice condition. 2014 Hendon/Harris AIEP photo-cert. (P) $4000 $7000

3500 1883-84 QV 10/- ultramarine, white paper. Superb fresh M. SG 183 cat £2250. (P) $900 $1300

3501 1883-84 QV 10/- ultramarine, opt SPECIMEN (type 11), white paper. Superb fresh MUH. SG 183(s), SG spec K14(2)s cat £550 for M, should be at least double, £1100 MUH (normal cat £2250). (P) $600 $900

3502 1883-84 QV ½d slate-blue, opt SPECIMEN type 9 in top marginal blk of 4. Superb fresh MUH. SG Spec K17As, SG 187s cat £200+ as M, should be at least £400 MUH singles, premium for blk (4) (P) $120 $200

3503 1883-84 QV set ½d to 1/- opt SPECIMEN type 9. VF M/MLH, all nice original colours, SG Spec K17A-26 cat £1790, SG 187-96 normals cat £5400. Rare set in unusually nice condition for these (10) (P) $800 $1200

3504 1884 QV £1 black progressive DIE PROOF, w/o cnr letters, imperf, on white glazed card, with "17 SEP 83" & "AFTER HARDENING" inscription. Superb fresh UN as made. SG Spec K16(p) cat £4250, SG 185(p) normal cat £32,000. Important specialist item. (P) $3000 $4500

3505 1884 QV £1 brown-lilac, wmk 3 crowns. VFU appearance, sl imperfections, single cds. SG 185 cat £4200 inc SG specified +50% premium for lightly used. (P) $400 $700

3506 1884 QV £1 brown-lilac, wmk 3 crowns. FU, "Royal Exchange 5 AP 86" cds & 2, plus s/l pmk. SG 185 cat £2800. (P) $700 $1000

3507 1887-90 GOVT PARCELS opt QV 9d dull purple & blue, variety "open top to S". Superb fresh MLH. SG O67(var), Spec L28c cat £550. 2010 RPSL photo cert (P) $300 $450

3508 1888 QV £1 brown lilac, wmk "3 orbs", from a printing made in error on wrong wmk paper. VFU, light cds, sl vert crease but superb appearance. SG Spec K16, SG 186 cat £6375 inc SG specified 50% premium for lightly used. Unusually attractive example of this key stamp. (P) $1200 $2000

3509 1896-1902 O.W. OFFICIAL opt QV 1d lilac, Die II, variety large stop after "O". VF MLH. SG O33(var), SG Spec L33a cat £625. (P) $300 $400

3510 1902-10 KEVII 1d scarlet, DLR printing, opt SPECIMEN type 15. Superb fresh MUH. SG Spec M5s cat £180 for M, should be at least double, £360 MUH. Specimens of the KEVII low values are many times rarer than of the top vals! 2011 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $250 $350

3511 1902-10 KEVII 2/6 lilac, error wmk anchor INVERTED. Superb fresh MLH. SG Spec M48(1)b, SG 260wi cat £5000. Very rare & certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $3000 $5000

3512 1902-10 KEVII 5/- bright carmine, opt SPECIMEN type 16. VF fresh M. SG 263s cat £400, SG Spec MS1S. (P) $200 $300

3513 1902-10 KEVII £1 dull blue-green, top value, opt SPECIMEN (type 16), DLR printing. VF fresh M. SG 266s (Spec M55s) cat £1250 (normal M cat £2000). (P) $800 $1200

3514 1902-10 KEVII £1 dull blue-green, DLR printing. Superb U, light cds. SG 266 cat £1238 inc SG specified 50% premium for lightly used. Scarce so nice. Raybaudi photo cert. (P) $450 $600

3515 1902-03 OW OFFICIAL opt KEVII 1d red. Superb U. SG O37 cat £180+. Scarce so nice. Copy of BPA photo-cert for pr this came from. (P) $100 $150

3516 1902 R.H. OFFICIAL opt KEVII ½d blue-green. VF fresh M. SG O91 cat £375. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $220 $300

3517 1902 R.H. OFFICIAL opt KEVII 1d scarlet. VF fresh MLH. SG O92 cat £325. (P) $200 $300

3518 1902 RH OFFICIAL opt KEVII 1d scarlet. VF fresh MLH. SG O92 cat £325. (P) $220 $300

3519 1913 KGV Seahorses 2/6 deep sepia-brown, opt SPECIMEN, (type 26), Waterlow printing. Superb MLH. SG Spec N63(1)s, SG 399s cat £750. (P) $400 $600

3520 1913 KGV Seahorses 2/6 sepia brown, Waterlow printing, opt "CANCELLED" diag between 2 lines (SG Spec type 27) as used at the Customs & Excise Government Laboratory, on stamps for cancellation removal experiments & other forensic tests. Fresh M, small repair in LL cnr, VF appearance. SG 400(var), SG Spec N63(3)U cat £2200+, & under-catalogued. Extremely rare as only several recorded & most with condition problems due to the official testing etc. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1000 $1500

3521 1913 KGV Seahorses 5/- rose-carmine opt SPECIMEN (type 26), Waterlow printing. VF fresh MLH. SG Spec N66(1)s, SG 401s cat £950. (P) $500 $700

3522 1913 KGV Seahorses 10/- indigo-blue, opt SPECIMEN (type 26), Waterlow printing. Superb fresh MLH. SG Spec N69(1)s, SG 402s cat £1200. (P) $700 $1000

3523 1913 KGV Seahorses 10/- indigo-blue, Waterlow printing. VF fresh MLH, tiny perf stain at left. SG 402 cat £1200. (P) $400 $600

3524 1913 KGV Seahorses £1 green. VF fresh MLH, nice colour. SG 403 cat £3500. Beautiful example of this key stamp. (P) $2200 $3000

3525 1913 KGV Seahorses £1 green, opt SPECIMEN (type 26), Waterlow printing. Superb fresh MLH, pristine original gum & perfect centring. SG Spec N72(a)t, SG 403s cat £3250+. Very rare especially so nice. (P) $2200 $3000

3526 1914-22 Postage Due 2d agate blk of 4, opt SPECIMEN type 26, wmk simple cypher sideways. VF fresh MUH. SG D4s, SG Spec R4T cat £160 for M, should be at least double, £320 MUH. (P) $90 $150

3527 1914-22 Postage Due 2d, colour trials in carmine, brown & green, opt SPECIMEN type 23, wmk simple cypher sideways. Superb fresh MUH. SG D4s(p), SG Spec R4 SP1, SP6, SP9 cat £450 for M, should be at least double, £900 MUH. (3) (P) $450 $600

3528 1915 KGV Seahorses 10/- deep (intense) bright blue, DLR printing. VF fresh MLH, redistributed partial gum. SG 411/413(var). SG Spec N70(5) cat £6000. Very rare shade. RPSL photo-cert. (P) $2500 $3500

3529 1918-19 KGV Seahorses 5/- rose-red, Bradbury printing. VF fresh MLH. SG 416 cat £325. (P) $130 $200

3530 1918-19 KGV Seahorses 10/- dull grey-blue, Bradbury printing. Superb fresh MUH, perfect centring. SG Spec N71(2), SG 417 cat £475 for M, should be at least £950 MUH. Scarce so nice. (P) $650 $900

3531 1918-19 KGV Seahorses 10/- dull grey-blue, BW printing. VF MLH. SG 417 cat £475. (P) $220 $300

3532 1929 KGV PUC set ½d-1½d, wmk blk cypher SIDEWAYS. VF fresh M. SG 434a-36a cat £210. (3). (P) $90 $120

3533 1929 KGV PUC £1 black. F-VF MLH. SG 438 cat £750. (P) $500 $700

3534 1929 KGV PUC £1 black, opt SPECIMEN in red, type 32. Fresh MLH, small thin, but superb appearance. SG Spec N21S, SG 438s £3250. Very rare. (P) $900 $1300

3535 1929 KGV PUC £1 black, opt SPECIMEN in red type 32. VF MLH. SG Spec NCom9s, SG 438s cat £3000. Very rare. (P) $2000 $3000

3536 1944 German Propaganda Forgery of KGV Silver Jubilee ½d green with Stalin in place of KGV, inscribed "This is a Jewsh War (Jewish mis-spelt) with Jewish Star & Soviet hammer & sickle in design. F-VF U, "London AAAU 6 JUNE 1944" cds. Mi PFa1. Scarce & interesting historical item. (P) $130 $200

3537 1944 German Propaganda Forgeries. GB KGVI Coronation 1½d showing KGVI with Stalin, inscribed "SSSR Britannia", & with Jewish Star, plus Soviet hammer & sickle in design, plus GB KGV Silver Jubilee ½d with Stalin in place of KGV, inscribed "This is a Jewsh War (Jewish mis-spelt), with Jewish star & Soviet hammer & sickle in design. Mi PFa 1-2. All tied by "London Special Stamp 6 JUN 44" cds on specially prepared commemorative sheet in English & Russian headed "Special-Stamp in Memory of the First Day of Invasion". Sheet folded, but unusually fresh nice condition. Rare & spectacular historical item. 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert (P) $900 $1500

3538 1944 German Propaganda Forgeries of GB KGVI defs set ½d-3d, with Hammer & Sickle, plus Jewish star in design, with boxed opts "Liquidation of Empire Barbados". VF UN as made. Mi 9-14c cat €700. Very scarce! (6). (P) $450 $600

3539 1944 German Propaganda Forgeries of GB KGVI defs set ½d-3d, with Hammer & Sickle, plus Jewish star in design with boxed opts "Liquidation of Empire Bahamas. VF UN as made. Mi 9-14f cat €700. Very scarce! (6). (P) $450 $600

3540 1944 KGVI 2/6 black on green booklet cover in uncut tete-beche blk of 4 front covers (June 1944 imprint), with stitch holes at left & horiz crease that probably resulted in these covers being replaced. Booklets were made tete-beche & then guillotined. VF fresh ex SG BD18(10). Spectacular! (P) $60 $90

3541 1944 KGVI 2/6 black on green booklet cover in uncut tete-beche blk of 20 (2x10) front covers (June 1944 imprint), with 2 vert columns of stitch holes in centre & horiz creases that probably resulted in these covers being replaced. Booklets were made tete-beche & then guillotined. VF ex SG BD18(10). Spectacular! (P) $200 $400

3542 1966 British Birds 4d, vert setenant pr, with phosphor bands, error bright blue OMITTED. VF fresh MUH. SG 696pg cat £6000+ as singles, plus premium for setenant pr. Extremely rare with only 7 known. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $2000 $3000

3543 1966 Christmas 1/6, error gold (Queen's head) OMITTED (embossed albino impression only). VF fresh MUH. SG 714(var), EC GBR 1428b cat £650. Only 20 known. (P) $350 $500

3544 1969 St Paul's Cathedral 9d, error black OMITTED, so missing value! VF fresh MUH with normal to compare. SG 800a cat £300. (P) $230 $300

3545 1969 PO Technology set 5d-1/6, vert IMPERF prs, from imprimatur sheets, all h/s "NP IMPRIMATUR" on back. Superb fresh MUH, all 4 margins. SG 808-11(var), SG Spec W171-74(var) cat £18,000! Extremely rare. (4 prs). (P) $4500 $7000

3546 1970s National Health Insurance £2.55 orange & green, Windmill design PROOF perf SPECIMEN & affixed to Harrison & Sons printer's approval card. Superb fresh UN. Bft 735(var), unlisted these colours or value! Probably unique. (P) $100 $200