GB: Post Office applied 'Specimen' on 1992 issue.
May 29, 2017 22:06:10 GMT
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Post by Anping on May 29, 2017 22:06:10 GMT
I would be interested to know if anyone has another example of this type of specimen 'overprint' on any modern GB issue. I stumbled upon this after 25 years of its confinement in a box:
These are not a joined strip; hence the rather odd ink impression on the last stamp. I've just aligned them that way. These are from a 1992 presentation pack that was bought from Trafalgar Square Post Office in London, to commemorate the 350th Anniversary of the start of the English Civil War. The most famous battle was fought in 1645: The Battle of Naseby, between King Charles I and Oliver Cromwell.
I don't remember exactly if these were done to order, or they were pre-prepared. I suspect the former, as my example is unsealed. I wouldn't imagine though that these were produced in significant quantities, particularly if they had to be requested. But all this has now faded from memory.
I should state that these are obviously not any official specimen (I doubt the printers have done this for many years), but are a Post Office creation using an inked handstamp. Here's the impression on the flap of the presentation pack insert, followed by one side of the insert showing the battle positions of the two armies:
These are not a joined strip; hence the rather odd ink impression on the last stamp. I've just aligned them that way. These are from a 1992 presentation pack that was bought from Trafalgar Square Post Office in London, to commemorate the 350th Anniversary of the start of the English Civil War. The most famous battle was fought in 1645: The Battle of Naseby, between King Charles I and Oliver Cromwell.
I don't remember exactly if these were done to order, or they were pre-prepared. I suspect the former, as my example is unsealed. I wouldn't imagine though that these were produced in significant quantities, particularly if they had to be requested. But all this has now faded from memory.
I should state that these are obviously not any official specimen (I doubt the printers have done this for many years), but are a Post Office creation using an inked handstamp. Here's the impression on the flap of the presentation pack insert, followed by one side of the insert showing the battle positions of the two armies: