CEYLON 1946 Victory 6c blue and 15c brown SPECIMEN, SG400s/1s

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CEYLON 1946 Victory 6c blue and 15c brown SPECIMEN, SG400s/1sCeylon 1946 Victory 6c blue and 15c brown, perforated 'SPECIMEN' (type D21), SG400s 1s. Brilliant mint quality with large part original gum. The Victory stamps were issued in 1946 to celebrate the return to peace at the end of World War II. The designs feature a view of the Thames River in London, with a view of the Parliament buildings in the distance. These "SPECIMEN" examples were used solely by postal administrations for reference purposes to help

Only two sheets issued

the 9d value of the set was printed by lithography by Waterlow

A scarce and fine example of the first 1d stamp from Cyprus

It has an ornate style with corner letters which are different for each stamp in the sheet

the 29-year-old Richard Gresham was a major English cloth merchant trading in Antwerp

Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) and Richard Burton (1925-1984) are Hollywood's most famous couple

Falkland Islands 1885-91 4d pale grey-black

No premium is therefore attached to the price to reflect substantial higher rarity factor from being a block of four

Lynch appears in one of the photographs

Only 201 possible

Provenance: Ex Minoru

& lots of love from Diana and" Prince Charles has then added his signature alongside