Great Britain 1882 6d grey Plate 18 Specimens, SG161s

Great Britain 1882 6d grey Plate 18 Specimens, SG161s.

A very fine and fresh unused, with original gum, block of four lettered 'FK-GL' (the bottom pair are unmounted mint with full original gum), overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 9.

An attractive block, with lovely colour.

"SPECIMEN" examples were used solely by postal administrations for reference purposes to help spot any attempted forgeries.

Provenance: Ex. “Verus”.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £1,100+.

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