GIBRALTAR 1906-12 6d dull and bright purple Specimen, SG70

GIBRALTAR 1906-12 6d dull and bright purple Specimen, SG70Gibraltar 1906 12 6d dull and bright purple, new colours on chalk surfaced paper, with complete 'ULTRAMAR' handstamp, applied in Gibraltar by postmistress Miss Cresswell for despatch as a 'Specimen' to Portuguese post offices, SG70. A fine mint Specimen example with part original gum. Some minor rubbing apparent, but a rare example of this King Edward VII stamp. Provenance: Ex Kayfetz (Harmers 14 5 97, part lot 621), discussed LP 1990 pp. 132 4. The

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Faint gum bend

Great Britain 1902 10s ultramarine I

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Maurice Feild (1905-1988) was a British realist painter and teacher with work in major collections

A very attractive stamp and rare in such pristine condition

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Superb unmounted mint

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lower right corner block of 8 (2x4) from 1930 printing