Lot 297
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Specimen A piece of paper (200x154mm.) from the printer's register of stamps bearing 1862 thick paper, perf. 11½, 12 1/- bluish slate, compound perf. (1d.) crimson-lake showing perf. 11 at foot and at right and 1863 CC perf. 12½ 4d. bright violet, each with manuscript "Specimen", and 1863 thick paper, perf. 13 6d. emerald-green and 1/- bright mauve handstamped "SPECIMEN" (Type D3), fine. Photo
Specimen A piece of paper (200x154mm.) from the printer's register of stamps bearing 1862 thick paper, perf. 11½, 12 1/- bluish slate, compound perf. (1d.) crimson-lake showing perf. 11 at foot and at right and 1863 CC perf. 12½ 4d. bright violet, each with manuscript "Specimen", and 1863 thick paper, perf. 13 6d. emerald-green and 1/- bright mauve handstamped "SPECIMEN" (Type D3), fine. Photo

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Specimen A piece of paper (200x154mm.) from the printer's register of stamps bearing 1862 thick paper, perf. 11½, 12 1/- bluish slate, compound perf. (1d.) crimson-lake showing perf. 11 at foot and at right and 1863 CC perf. 12½ 4d. bright violet, each with manuscript "Specimen", and 1863 thick paper, perf. 13 6d. emerald-green and 1/- bright mauve handstamped "SPECIMEN" (Type D3), fine. Photo