Lot 1055
GB 1883-84 9d stamp-sized die proof on DLR striking book piece, For SG 195

Stamps and Covers of Great Britain Including the David Willmer Collection | S26009
Auction: 10 June 2026 at 10.30 BST
Description
1883-84 9d stamp-sized die proof (EA), printed in black on white glazed card, with corner letters in manuscript, mounted to DLR striking book piece (59x53mm), endorsed 'July 4th/" 6th/240 leads Ea/2 new formes July 6th' in black ink and additionally endorsed in red ‘These wrongly lettered in corners - Re-struck/new formes, 27th July 83’. A fascinating archival piece. Fine. For SG 195, £1,850.
Footnote
Ex De La Rue Archives, "Chartwell", & J. W. Phillips.

