Lot 70326 – “Before And After The Stamp Committee” presentation book, the first page bearing comb perf. stamps with SPECIMEN type 9 hs

“Before And After The Stamp Committee” presentation book comprising three pages sunk mounted on card; original binding and very fine. The first page is titled “Series superseded by the issue of April 1884” and bearing comb perf. stamps with SPECIMEN type 9 hs, with normal 9d pl.4 and 1s orange-brown, with the second page titled “Series issued April, 1884” and showing the 1880 1/2d, 1881 1d lilac die II and the 1883-84 lilac & green set, and third page with 1887 Jubilee issue set of 11, very fine example of the one of the three books with the normal stamps on the first page, see SG Spec. p.256