Lot 10202 – ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE: 1881 Specimen 1/2d. orange handstamped “SPECIMEN.” (16×1.75mm.)

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Lot 10202 – ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE: 1881 Specimen 1/2d. orange handstamped “SPECIMEN.” (16×1.75mm.)
Stamp of St. Vincent ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE: 1881 Specimen 1/2d. orange handstamped "SPECIMEN." (16x1.75mm.)
Stamp of St. Vincent ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE: 1881 Specimen 1/2d. orange handstamped "SPECIMEN." (16x1.75mm.)
Stamp of St. Vincent ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE: 1881 Specimen 1/2d. orange handstamped "SPECIMEN." (16x1.75mm.)
Stamp of St. Vincent ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE: 1881 Specimen 1/2d. orange handstamped "SPECIMEN." (16x1.75mm.)

Lot 10202 – ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE: 1881 Specimen 1/2d. orange handstamped “SPECIMEN.” (16×1.75mm.)

St. Vincent
Price realised
380 GBP
Estimate
200 – 300 GBP
Auction date
Tue 30 Jun 2020 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE

1881 Specimen 1/2d. orange handstamped “SPECIMEN.” (16×1.75mm.); thin at upper left, extremely rare, plus unused normal

Provenance: H.D. Bessemer, June 1970, Peter Jaffé, March 2006

Catalogue ref: SG 36
Auction
2020 Spring Auctions
Catalogue
St. Vincent

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