Beschreibung:

unused A mint range including seventeen values to #1 overprinted "SPECIMEN", single plates ½d. (51, 12 perf 15; with an imperforate single, two interpanneau pairs imperforate on one side and a strip of ten with imprint imperforate between stamps and interpanneau margin), 1d. (39, 7 perf 15; with an interpanneau pair imperforate on one side between stamp and margin), 1½d. (24, 11 perf 15; with a vertical pair variety imperforate between--the lower stamp defective, and a vertical pair variety double perfs between) and 2½d. (27, 13 perf 15); double plates including Head Die I, perf 14 3d. (2), 6d. and 2/-, perf 15 4d., Head Die II perf 14 3d. imprint block of four, 6d. (4), 8d. corner block of four, 2/- (3), 2/6d. (2), 3/- (5, one with printer's mark), 5/- (3), 7/6d., 10/- and #1 black and purple, perf 15 8d., 2/6d. (2), 5/- (2), 7/6d. (2) and 10/-, Head Die III perf 14 2d., 4d., 5d. and 10d. with printer's mark, 2/6d. (3), 3/- (stained corner perf) and 5/- (6), 1917 (Aug.) ½d. on 1d. complete pane of 60, 1917 (Sept.) ½d. on 1d. block of four with complete offsets on reverse, and 1922-24 white paper perf 14 10d. with collar flaw, 2/6d. (6), 3/- (3), 5/- (2), 7/6d., 10/- and #1 (thin); the majority fine or very fine though some with hinge remains. A valuable and interesting lot. (451)