Lot 731
Sierra Leone SG 148s £5 Specimen with archival handstamp

Stamps & Covers of The World | S25017
Auction: 14 & 15 October 2025 from 10:30 BST
£312
Description
1923 £5 orange and green, watermark Script, overprinted SPECIMEN and handstamped boxed SPECIMEN/ Collection/ A.O.F. (Afrique Occidentale Française). Dried o.g. SG 148s var
Footnote
The £2 Script with similar handstamp is featured in Majed Halawi's 'Echoes of Empire', where it is described as 'The only recorded Sierra Leone specimen showing such a handstamp.'

