Great Britain 1880 5d Indigo die proof, SG169var King George V stamps Great Britain 1890 5s Rose

Great Britain 1890 5s Rose I

which overturned the right-wing authoritarian government and turned the nation into a one-party socialist state

Pierron catalogue number: CA352MCa

but a very scarce printing variety in used condition

De La Rue to enable colour selection for the 2d

Great Britain 1880 5d Indigo die proof, SG169var King George V stamps Great Britain 1890 5s RoseGreat Britain 1880 5d Indigo die proof, SG169var. A superb example printed by De La Rue in black on white glazed card (92x61mm) dated twice "5 AUG 80" in blue. A scarce specialised Queen Victoria philatelic piece. The 5d stamp was required for correspondence with India and China paying double rate (1 ounce). A hand painted essay in the issued design, except that it had corner letters and was for 9d, was amongst those submitted on 31 May 1880. It