Lot 671
Malaya Straits QV First Specimen set SG 63/7s plus SG 83s 100 issued

Auction: 20 & 21 July 2026 10.30 BST
Description
1883 (-91) 2c pale rose, 4c pale brown, 5c blue, and 12c brown-purple watermark CA, opt "SPECIMEN" (type D12) from the July 1884 UPU distribution (100 stamps only), unused (5c) or small part o.g. (others), and 1885 3c on 32c pale magenta type 26 DLR surcharge, large part o.g. with slightly yellowish gum. An extremely rare group of which just 100 were initially distributed; only a small number survive in collectable condition. SG 63s/5s, 67s, 83s. (cat £2,875)

