Great Britain 1883 9d dull green (watermark sideways inverted) Specimens, SG199var Germany stamps nevertheless a very unusual pair

nevertheless a very unusual pair of destination items

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one of only 22 posible examples

A scarce King George V specialised philatelic item from the first approved printing sheet

he became a 5 gold medal-winning Olympic swimming champion

Great Britain 1883 9d dull green (watermark sideways inverted) Specimens, SG199var Germany stamps nevertheless a very unusual pairGreat Britain 1883 9d dull green (watermark sideways inverted) Specimens, SG199var. A very fine and fresh unused, with original gum, block of four lettered 'DB EC', overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 9. One blunt perforation at right, which does not detract from what is a wonderful block with good colour and centring not often seen with this overprint and watermark combination. These Specimen examples were used solely by postal administrations for reference