Great Britain 1880 5d Indigo die proof, SG169var King George V stamps This box had two secret

This box had two secret doors built into the ends that could slide up and allow Castro to hide secret letters that he wanted delivered to the outside

the Cosmograph Daytona obtained its name two years later in 1965 when Rolex became the official timekeeper for the famed Daytona NASCAR race

An attractive mint example with fresh colours and large part original gum

De La Rue to enable colour selection for the 2d

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Great Britain 1880 5d Indigo die proof, SG169var King George V stamps This box had two secretGreat 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