Great Britain 1876 £5 Orange Telegraphs Specimens, SGT18s Ascension Island stamps H Selfridge”

H Selfridge”

Endorsed '1½d'

GB Specialised Catalogue No: DP38

which are immaterial as a very fresh and attractive example

Very fine and fresh four margin unused original gum vertical pair lightly mounted on top stamp only

Great Britain 1876 £5 Orange Telegraphs Specimens, SGT18s Ascension Island stamps H Selfridge”Great Britain 1876 5 Orange Telegraphs Specimens, SGT18s. A very fine unused example, with original gum, lettered 'CF', overprinted SPECIMEN type 9. Lovely vibrant colour. A scarce Specimen example of the 5 Orange Telegraph stamps. Specimens were used for various official purposes and were not available for postal use. The Telegraph system in Great Britain was originally operated by private companies, some of which issued their own stamps. In 1870,