Newfoundland 6 Officials lower left Plate 1 block

lower left Plate 1 block of four

especially with gum

the complete set of four trial colour proof panes of eight - on Canary

Only three such multiples are reported

a select mint set of coil pairs

Newfoundland 6 Officials lower left Plate 1 block1857 Six pence, large engraved die proof printed in black on india paper 39 x 47mm; minor traces of foxing, the characteristics of the die proof are plainly visible the outer ring of the oval through the "STA" of "POSTAGE", horizontal line above "S" of SIX extends into the left "6", etc. A very rare die proof especially in this larger size rather than stamp size affixed to card normally found on early Perkins Bacon proofs, Very Fine (Minuse & Pratt