South Africa Natal 1887-89 2d olive-green SPECIMEN, SG106s Books Very fine unused original gum

Very fine unused original gum perfectly centred bottom right hand marginal block of four (three stamps unmounted original gum) of this rare watermark variety which is also dramatically misplaced and bisected between the stamps

Soon after her marriage to the German prince Louis IV in 1862

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South Africa Natal 1887-89 2d olive-green SPECIMEN, SG106s Books Very fine unused original gumSouth Africa Natal 1887 89 2d olive green, die I, overprint 'SPECIMEN', SG106s. A brilliant mint example with large part original gum and with lovely colour. A few slightly shortish perforations, which do not detract from overall quality. A scarce specimen stamp in such fine condition. "SPECIMEN" examples were used solely by postal administrations for reference purposes to help spot any attempted forgeries. The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is 100.