Newfoundland 6 Officials Only three such multiples are

Only three such multiples are reported

a precisely centered mint single with rich colour on fresh paper

a select mint set of coil pairs

first printing and rarely seen as such

paying combined 3c postage and 5c registration contrary to regulations but accepted and delivered

Newfoundland 6 Officials Only three such multiples are1857 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