Lot 60084 – 1840 1d Rainbow trial (state 3), complete sheet of 12 impressions printed in dull blue on white wove gummed paper

1840 1d Rainbow trial (state 3), complete sheet of 12 impressions printed in dull blue on white wove gummed paper, the lower left endorsed in the hand of Edwin Hill « Sup. Specimens No. 2 », very rare exhibition showpiece being one of two recorded sheets in private hands on gummed paper (this example endorsed « 2 » with another single sheet known to exist endorsed « No 1 », listed but not priced in SG), ex Atkinson and Baillie.