Day 3 - Great Britain, British Colonies, Pre-Union South Africa - the Besançon Collection (Part Ii)

1880 (April 1): Bantam ½ d. rose, plate 19, lettered FW-FX / GW-GX, an unused block of four, imperforate between stamps and right margin, with part imprint "£1. Per Sheet", overprinted SPECIMEN (Type GB9) in black. Typical light gum wrinkles and age spot, fresh and fine, large part og. A rare and most attractive multiple. Cert. BPA (2019).rnrnProvenance: Collection Dr. Conrad Latto, 1993.rn                   Collection 'Aphrodite', Spink, London, 24 Feb 2009, lot 2.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas