Great Britain 1856 4d carmine SPECIMEN, SG63s

Great Britain 1856 4d carmine SPECIMEN, SG63sGreat Britain 1856 4d carmine on thick blued highly glazed paper Plate 1 (Watermark Medium Garter), SG63s. Superb unmounted mint left hand marginal block of six showing part sheet inscription, overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 2 vertically. A quite spectacular Queen Victorian rarity. GB Specialised Catalogue No: J48(2)t. The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is 7,200+. BUY NOW: Order online, by phone +44 (0)1534 639 998, or via email

Mostyn Field R

Provenance from Sir Thomas Phillipps

Crowned bust left

A lovely fresh mint example with large part original gum

Pristine four margin unmounted mint original gum example lettered NH

Great Britain 1990 20p 150th Anniversary of the RSPCA

Hardy spent most of his life around Dorchester

headed "Appendix" in miniature sheet and with handstamped date at upper right) submitted by De La Rue to the Crown Agents in response to an order for a new ½d value

19) on white unwatermarked paper

Neat tendrils of curls cascade from underneath the hat

The Great Escape and The Thomas Crowne Affair

Some trace of toning in margin which does not detract from what is a very fine example