Great Britain - QV (surface printed)
1884 Watermark Anchor 10s. COBALT Overprinted SPECIMEN type 9. Simply SUPERB unmounted mint full original gum never hinged example. (currently catalogued £3,400= in mint hinged condition - a 100% premium never hinged condition example). Perfect colour, near perfect centring lettered M-F. An inredibly rare stamp in this condition, and virtually the only practical way to acquire this otherwise £35,000= catalogue value major GB rarity were it without the SPECIMEN overprint. 142 year-old stamp in printed yesterday Post Office fresh 'over the Post Office counter original gum unmounted mint never hinged and Simply SUPERB. Provenance: Supplied by Stanley Gibbons for £3,200= (virtually full catalogue value for mint hinged) You will never find better. Irreplaceable. EXHIBITION STANDARD R.R.R., LUXUS 1v. SG Retail card
- Country / area
- Great Britain - QV (surface printed)
- Date
- 1884
- SG reference
- 182S
- Classification
- S
- SG catalogue value
- £3,400.00
- UPA estimate
- £2,950.00