Specimen Block of Four Anchor Watermark: Blued paper: £5 orange, BH-CI, a fresh block of four with almost full original gum (two stamps unmounted), each stamp overprinted three times with "SPECIMEN" type 9 (once horizontally in the centre and diagonally at either side); a few negligible wrinkles and CI with small crease at lower-right but in no way detracting from this beautiful and rare block. S.G. Spec. J128s var. B.P.A. Certificate (1976) incorrectly stating "white paper". Photo | Christie's

Lot 1443

1443

Specimen Block of Four Anchor Watermark: Blued paper: £5 orange, BH-CI, a fresh block of four with almost full original gum (two stamps unmounted), each stamp overprinted three times with "SPECIMEN" type 9 (once horizontally in the centre and diagonally at either side); a few negligible wrinkles and CI with small crease at lower-right but in no way detracting from this beautiful and rare block. S.G. Spec. J128s var. B.P.A. Certificate (1976) incorrectly stating "white paper". Photo

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Specimen Block of Four Anchor Watermark: Blued paper: £5 orange, BH-CI, a fresh block of four with almost full original gum (two stamps unmounted), each stamp overprinted three times with "SPECIMEN" type 9 (once horizontally in the centre and diagonally at either side); a few negligible wrinkles and CI with small crease at lower-right but in no way detracting from this beautiful and rare block. S.G. Spec. J128s var. B.P.A. Certificate (1976) incorrectly stating "white paper". Photo