Lot 1108
GB 1887-92 5d dull purple and blue, Die I, optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type 12, SG 207s var

Stamps and Covers of Great Britain Including the David Willmer Collection | S26009
Auction: 10 June 2026 at 10.30 BST
Description
1887-92 5d dull purple and blue, Die I, lower left corner marginal horizontal pair optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type 12, mint, unmounted o.g. A very fine pair. This overprint is recorded by neither Samuel & Huggins, nor SG Specialised on Die I, but is noted in Wiseman where he states “examples are not known outside the Museum” and it's believed that “only two blocks of six [were] taken in 1887”. Very rare. Spec. K35s var, SG 207s var.
Footnote
Ex "Aureum".

